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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 Hammond (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 Hammond. 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 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.

Hammond is located in Tioga 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 Tioga County: Chemung (NY), Steuben (NY), Bradford, Lycoming & Potter.

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

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

Cemeteries Near Hammond ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hammond.

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 Hammond - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Tioga Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Dailey Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dailey Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dailey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mourey Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mourey Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mourey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • McCollum Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McCollum Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McCollum Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Middlebury Union Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Middlebury Union Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Middlebury Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Niles Valley Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Bullock Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bullock Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bullock Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Clark Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clark Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clark Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Prospect Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Pleasant Valley Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Valley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Peters Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Peters Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Peters Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Dartt Settlement Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dartt Settlement Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dartt Settlement Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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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.<6>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Hammond had a population of 115 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.

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

  • Crooked Creek
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crooked Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crooked Creek
    • Crooked Creek is located in Tioga County
  • Mill Creek
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mill Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Creek
    • Mill Creek is located in Tioga County
  • Tioga
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Farmington Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Middlebury Center
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middlebury Center have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlebury Center
    • Middlebury Center is located in Tioga County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middlebury Center <1>
  • Elbridge
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elbridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elbridge
    • Elbridge is located in Tioga County
  • Keeneyville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Lambs Creek
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lambs Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambs Creek
    • Lambs Creek is located in Tioga County
  • Niles Valley
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Mardin
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mardin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mardin
    • Mardin is located in Tioga County
  • Tioga Junction
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tioga Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tioga Junction
    • Tioga Junction is located in Tioga County
  • Rising
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rising have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising
    • Rising is located in Tioga County
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    • Tompkins
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tompkins have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tompkins
      • Tompkins is located in Tioga County
    • Painter Run
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Painter Run have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Painter Run
      • Painter Run is located in Tioga County
    • Somers Lane
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Somers Lane have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somers Lane
      • Somers Lane is located in Tioga County

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

Newspapers Published in Hammond ...

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 98 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hammond.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hammond, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hammond.

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 Hammond:

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>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- Hammond) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hammond. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.8830, Longitude: -77.1974       In this case, the coordinates for Hammond have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>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.
<6>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 Hammond, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.