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 Hebron Center (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 Hebron Center. 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 Hebron Center ...
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.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Hebron Center: Hebron Ctr. (or less commonly used: Hebron Cen., Hebron Cent. or Hebron Cntr.)
You might see Hebron Centre instead of Hebron Center.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Hebron Center. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Hebron Center.
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.
For more information about how community names might have been affected by the Board of Geographic Names (BGN), see our page about Placename Rules.
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 southwest 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 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 west 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.
Hebron Center 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 Hebron Center. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hebron Center:
- Potter County (The home county of Hebron Center)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hebron Center, with the one closest to Hebron Center listed first.
- Oswayo
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Oswayo is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oswayo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 130 people
- Coneville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Coneville is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coneville
- Hebron
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hebron is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
- Chrystal
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Chrystal is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chrystal
- Millport
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Millport is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millport
- Ellisburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ellisburg is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellisburg
- Coudersport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Gold
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Gold is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold
- East Sharon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- East Sharon is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Sharon
- Honeoye
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Honeoye is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honeoye
- Sweden Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sweden Valley is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweden Valley
- Roulette
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Williston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Williston is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williston
- Cameron County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hebron Center, with the one closest to Hebron Center listed first.
- Emporium
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Weber City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Weber City is located in Cameron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weber City
- Cameron
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Cameron is located in Cameron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron
- McKean County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hebron Center, with the one closest to Hebron Center listed first.
- Myrtle
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Myrtle is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtle
- Port Allegany
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Sartwell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Sartwell is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sartwell
- Larabee
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Larabee is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larabee
- Eldred
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Gardeau
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Gardeau is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardeau
- Crosby
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Crosby is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crosby
- Smethport
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Duke Center
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Duke Center is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duke Center
- Rixford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Rixford is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rixford
- Wrights Corners
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Wrights Corners is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrights Corners
- Rew
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Rew is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rew
- Summit
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Summit is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- Tioga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hebron Center, with the one closest to Hebron Center listed first.
- Potter Brook
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Potter Brook is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter Brook
- Westfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Gurnee
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Gurnee is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gurnee
- Manhattan
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Manhattan is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manhattan
- Cowanesque
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Cowanesque is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowanesque
- Austinburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Austinburg is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austinburg
- Knoxville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Allegany County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hebron Center, with the one closest to Hebron Center listed first.
- Alma
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Alma is located in Allegany County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
- Pikeville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Pikeville is located in Allegany County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikeville
- Paynesville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Paynesville is located in Allegany County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynesville
- Sawyer
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Sawyer is located in Allegany County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawyer
- Vosburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Vosburg is located in Allegany County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vosburg
- Allentown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Petrolia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Petrolia is located in Allegany County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petrolia
- Bowler
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bowler is located in Allegany County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowler
- Kossuth
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Kossuth is located in Allegany County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kossuth
- Little Genesee
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Stannards
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Stannards is located in Allegany County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stannards
- Bolivar
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hallsport
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hallsport is located in Allegany County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallsport
- Cattaraugus County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hebron Center, with the one closest to Hebron Center listed first.
- Portville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Weston Mills
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Weston Mills is located in Cattaraugus County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston Mills
- Westons Mills
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Four Mile
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Four Mile is located in Cattaraugus County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Mile
- Olean
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Olean is located in Cattaraugus County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olean
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,371 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olean <1>
- Rock City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Rock City is located in Cattaraugus County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
- Saint Bonaventure
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Allegany
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Harrisburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Harrisburg is located in Cattaraugus County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
- Abbotts
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Abbotts is located in Cattaraugus County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbotts
- Steuben County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hebron Center, with the one closest to Hebron Center listed first.
- Rexville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Greenwood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Troupsburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- South Troupsburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- South Troupsburg is located in Steuben County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Troupsburg
- Hartsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hartsville is located in Steuben County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hebron Center, see our County-by-County Page for Hebron Center.
Cemeteries Near Hebron Center ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hebron Center.
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 Hebron Center - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hebron Center covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hebron Center, with the one closest to Hebron Center listed first.
- Ford Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Eulalia Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Sweden Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- St. Eulalias Catholic Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Eulalias Catholic Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Eulalias Catholic Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Coudersport.
- The St. Eulalias Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Eulalias Cemetery
- Sunnyside Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Lyman Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Card Creek Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hill Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ayers Hill Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Graves Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (154 more) ...
- Anson Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Jackson Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Yorks Corners Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
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 Hebron Center in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Hebron Center.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Hebron Center, with the one closest to Hebron Center listed first.
- Oswayo
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Oswayo is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oswayo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 130 people
- Hebron
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hebron is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
- Colesburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Colesburg is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colesburg
- Clara
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Clara is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clara
- Chrystal
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Chrystal is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chrystal
- Andrews Settlement
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Andrews Settlement is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andrews Settlement
- Millport
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Millport is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millport
- Coudersport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Ellisburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ellisburg is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellisburg
- Eleven Mile
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Eleven Mile is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eleven Mile
- Sharon Center
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sharon Center is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon Center
- Raymond
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Raymond is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Williston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Williston is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williston
- Alma
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Alma is located in Allegany County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
- Roulette
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Hebron Center. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hebron Center.
Newspapers Published in Hebron Center ...
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 119 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hebron Center.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hebron Center, 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 Hebron Center.
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 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 Hebron Center:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Potter County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cameron County
- McKean County
- Tioga County
- Allegany County
- Cattaraugus 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 Hebron Center, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Hebron Center) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |