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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 Hammersley (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 Hammersley. 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.

Hammersley is located in Potter 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 Potter County: Allegany (NY), Steuben (NY), Cameron, Clinton, Lycoming, McKean & Tioga.

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

  • Potter County     (The home county of Hammersley)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hammersley, with the one closest to Hammersley listed first.
    • Austin
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Ayers Hill
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ayers Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayers Hill
      • Ayers Hill is located in Potter County
    • Inez
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inez
      • Inez is located in Potter County
    • Sweden Valley
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweden Valley
      • Sweden Valley is located in Potter County
    • New Bergen ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Bergen have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bergen
      • New Bergen is located in Potter County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 818 people
    • Coudersport
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Roulette
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Hebron
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hebron. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
      • Hebron is located in Potter County
    • Galeton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Galeton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galeton
      • Galeton is located in Potter County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,068 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Galeton <1>
    • Brookland
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Brookland. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookland
      • Brookland is located in Potter County
    • Williston
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Williston. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williston
      • Williston is located in Potter County
    • Gold
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold
      • Gold is located in Potter County
  • Cameron County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hammersley, with the one closest to Hammersley listed first.
    • Cameron
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron
      • Cameron is located in Cameron County
    • Emporium
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Emporium have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emporium
      • Emporium is located in Cameron County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,770 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Emporium <1>
    • Huntley
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntley
      • Huntley is located in Cameron County
    • Weber City
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weber City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weber City
      • Weber City is located in Cameron County
    • Driftwood
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Wyside
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wyside. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyside
      • Wyside is located in Cameron County
    • Beechwood
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Beechwood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechwood
      • Beechwood is located in Cameron County
  • Clearfield County
    • Pottersdale
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottersdale
      • Pottersdale is located in Clearfield County
  • Clinton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hammersley, with the one closest to Hammersley listed first.
    • Hammersley Fork
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hammersley Fork. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammersley Fork
      • Hammersley Fork is located in Clinton County
    • Bitumen
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bitumen
      • Bitumen is located in Clinton County
    • Westport
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Cooks Run
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cooks Run. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Run
      • Cooks Run is located in Clinton County
    • Farwell
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farwell
      • Farwell is located in Clinton County
    • North Bend
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Renovo
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • South Renovo
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Renovo have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Renovo
      • South Renovo is located in Clinton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 422 people
    • Keating
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Keating. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keating
      • Keating is located in Clinton County
  • Elk County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hammersley, with the one closest to Hammersley listed first.
    • Dents Run
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dents Run. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dents Run
      • Dents Run is located in Elk County
    • Grant
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Grant. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant
      • Grant is located in Elk County
    • Benezette
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Instanter
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Instanter have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Instanter
      • Instanter is located in Elk County
  • Lycoming County
    • Hilborn
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hilborn. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilborn
      • Hilborn is located in Lycoming County
  • McKean County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hammersley, with the one closest to Hammersley listed first.
    • Gardeau
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardeau
      • Gardeau is located in McKean County
    • Port Allegany
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Crosby
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crosby
      • Crosby is located in McKean County
    • Clermont
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Clermont. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clermont
      • Clermont is located in McKean County
    • Smethport
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smethport have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smethport
      • Smethport is located in McKean County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,518 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smethport <1>
  • Tioga County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hammersley, with the one closest to Hammersley listed first.
    • Manhattan
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manhattan
      • Manhattan is located in Tioga County
    • Gurnee
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gurnee. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gurnee
      • Gurnee is located in Tioga County
    • Pine
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pine. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine
      • Pine is located in Tioga County
    • Blackwell
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwell
      • Blackwell is located in Tioga County
    • Ansonia
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)

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

Cemeteries Near Hammersley ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hammersley.

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

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

  • Brooks Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brooks Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brooks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Wharton Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wharton Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wharton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Moores Run Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Moores Run Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Moores Run Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • McFall Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McFall Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McFall Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Costello Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Costello Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Costello Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Joseph Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Joseph Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Joseph Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Rees Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rees Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rees Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Gilmore Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gilmore Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gilmore Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Forksville Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Forksville Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Forksville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Reed Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Reed Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Reed Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Laurel Hill Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Smith Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smith Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smith Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (57 more) ...
    • McCoy Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McCoy Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McCoy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #45377 <4>
    • New Maple Grove Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Jackson Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jackson Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jackson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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>

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

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

  • Logue
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Logue have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logue
    • Logue is located in Potter County
  • Wharton
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wharton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wharton
    • Wharton is located in Potter County
  • Conrad
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Conrad have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conrad
    • Conrad is located in Potter County
  • Costello
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Costello have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Costello
    • Costello is located in Potter County
  • First Fork
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for First Fork have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for First Fork
    • First Fork is located in Cameron County
  • Hammersley Fork
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hammersley Fork. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammersley Fork
    • Hammersley Fork is located in Clinton County
  • Austin
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Cross Fork
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cross Fork have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Fork
    • Cross Fork is located in Potter County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cross Fork <1>
  • Odin
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Odin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odin
    • Odin is located in Potter County
  • Cameron
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron
    • Cameron is located in Cameron County
  • Inez
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inez
    • Inez is located in Potter County
  • Ayers Hill
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ayers Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayers Hill
    • Ayers Hill is located in Potter County
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Sizerville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sizerville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sizerville
      • Sizerville is located in Cameron County
    • Oleona
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oleona have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oleona
      • Oleona is located in Potter County
    • Emporium
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Emporium have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emporium
      • Emporium is located in Cameron County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,770 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Emporium <1>

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

Newspapers Published in Hammersley ...

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 59 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hammersley.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hammersley, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hammersley.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Hammersley:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Hammersley. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/

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>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.
<3>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.
<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 Hammersley, 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 from Point A (ie- Hammersley) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hammersley. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.5509, Longitude: -77.9672       In this case, the coordinates for Hammersley have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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