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 Harrison (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 Harrison. 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.
Harrison 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 Harrison. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Harrison:
- Potter County (The home county of Harrison)
- The following are listed by their distance from Harrison, with the one closest to Harrison listed first.
- Harrison Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Harrison Valley is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison Valley
- Ulysses
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Elmer
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Elmer is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmer
- North Bingham
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- North Bingham is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bingham
- Hector
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hector is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hector
- North Fork
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- North Fork is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Fork
- Sunderlinville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sunderlinville is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunderlinville
- Newfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Newfield is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newfield
- West Bingham
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- West Bingham is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bingham
- Brookland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Brookland is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookland
- Gold
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Gold is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold
- Genesee
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Genesee is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genesee
- Ellisburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Ellisburg is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellisburg
- McKean County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harrison, with the one closest to Harrison listed first.
- Myrtle
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Myrtle is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtle
- Port Allegany
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Tioga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harrison, with the one closest to Harrison listed first.
- Potter Brook
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Potter Brook is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter Brook
- Westfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Cowanesque
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Cowanesque is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowanesque
- Austinburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Austinburg is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austinburg
- Gurnee
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Gurnee is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gurnee
- Knoxville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Manhattan
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Manhattan is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manhattan
- Ansonia
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Asaph
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Asaph is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asaph
- Marsh Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Marsh Creek is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marsh Creek
- Osceola
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Osceola is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola
- Elkland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Keeneyville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Keeneyville is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keeneyville
- Allegany County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Harrison, with the one closest to Harrison listed first.
- Whitesville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Paynesville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Paynesville is located in Allegany County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynesville
- Independence
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Independence is located in Allegany County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
- Hallsport
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hallsport is located in Allegany County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallsport
- Stannards
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Stannards is located in Allegany County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stannards
- Andover
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Dyke
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Dyke is located in Allegany County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyke
- Elm Valley
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Elm Valley is located in Allegany County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Valley
- Wellsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Pikeville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Pikeville is located in Allegany County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikeville
- Alma
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Alma is located in Allegany County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
- Petrolia
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Petrolia is located in Allegany County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petrolia
- Allentown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Steuben County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Harrison, with the one closest to Harrison listed first.
- Rexville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- South Troupsburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- South Troupsburg is located in Steuben County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Troupsburg
- Troupsburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Greenwood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Jasper
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Woodhull
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- South Canisteo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- South Canisteo is located in Steuben County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Canisteo
- Hedgesville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hedgesville is located in Steuben County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedgesville
- Hartsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Hartsville is located in Steuben County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsville
- Van Vleet
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Van Vleet is located in Steuben County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Vleet
- Canisteo
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Cameron
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Rathbone
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Rathbone is located in Steuben County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rathbone
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Harrison, see our County-by-County Page for Harrison.
Cemeteries Near Harrison ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Harrison.
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 Harrison - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Harrison covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Harrison, with the one closest to Harrison listed first.
- Ulysses Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Riverview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Lovel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- North Bingham Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Mills Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Plank Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Kelly Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- West Union Mennonite Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Hillside Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Larrison Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Krusen Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Briggs Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (215 more) ...
- Whitesville Rural Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Champlin Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Mt. Pleasant 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.<3>
While we didn't find Harrison in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Harrison.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Harrison, with the one closest to Harrison listed first.
- Mills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mills is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills
- Ulysses
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Harrison Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Harrison Valley is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison Valley
- Loucks Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Loucks Mills is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loucks Mills
- Elmer
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Elmer is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmer
- Bingham Center
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bingham Center is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bingham Center
- Hector
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hector is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hector
- Potter Brook
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Potter Brook is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter Brook
- North Bingham
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- North Bingham is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bingham
- Newfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Newfield is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newfield
- Sunderlinville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sunderlinville is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunderlinville
- North Fork
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- North Fork is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Fork
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- West Bingham
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- West Bingham is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bingham
- Gold
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Gold is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold
- Brookland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Brookland is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookland
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Harrison. See our List of 1890's Communities around Harrison.
Newspapers Published in Harrison ...
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 60 newspapers that have been published in the area around Harrison.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Harrison, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Harrison.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 Harrison:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Potter County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- McKean County
- Tioga County
- Allegany County
- Steuben 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 Harrison, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Harrison) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |