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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 Hilborn (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 Hilborn. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

Hilborn is located in Lycoming 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 Lycoming County: Bradford, Clinton, Columbia, Montour, Northumberland, Potter, Sullivan, Tioga & Union.

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

  • Lycoming County     (The home county of Hilborn)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hilborn, with the one closest to Hilborn listed first.
    • Oregon Hill
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Carsontown
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Jersey Mills
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Lorenton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • English Mills
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Brookside
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Brookside. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookside
      • Brookside is located in Lycoming County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Brookside
      • From Hilborn to Brookside
    • White Pine
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for White Pine. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Pine
      • White Pine is located in Lycoming County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to White Pine
      • From Hilborn to White Pine
    • Ramsey
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ramsey. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsey
      • Ramsey is located in Lycoming County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Ramsey
      • From Hilborn to Ramsey
    • Jersey Shore
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jersey Shore have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jersey Shore
      • Jersey Shore is located in Lycoming County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,132 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jersey Shore <2>
    • Montgomery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montgomery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery
      • Montgomery is located in Lycoming County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,502 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montgomery <2>
    • Salladasburg
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Hughesville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hughesville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughesville
      • Hughesville is located in Lycoming County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,024 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hughesville <2>
    • Picture Rocks
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Picture Rocks have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Picture Rocks
      • Picture Rocks is located in Lycoming County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 643 people
  • Centre County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hilborn, with the one closest to Hilborn listed first.
    • Monument
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monument have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monument
      • Monument is located in Centre County
    • Blanchard
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blanchard have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanchard
      • Blanchard is located in Centre County
  • Clinton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hilborn, with the one closest to Hilborn listed first.
    • North Bend
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Farwell
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • South Renovo
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • 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
    • Renovo
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Farrandsville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Swissdale
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swissdale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swissdale
      • Swissdale is located in Clinton County
    • Westport
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Avis
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Avis have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avis
      • Avis is located in Clinton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,476 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Avis <2>
    • Hammersley Fork
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Dunnstown
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dunnstown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunnstown
      • Dunnstown is located in Clinton County
    • McElhattan
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Bitumen
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Beech Creek
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beech Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Creek
      • Beech Creek is located in Clinton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 685 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beech Creek <2>
  • Potter County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hilborn, with the one closest to Hilborn listed first.
    • New Bergen ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • 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
    • Galeton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • 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 <2>
    • Sunderlinville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Hector
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Brookland
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • 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.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookland
      • Brookland is located in Potter County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Brookland
      • From Hilborn to Brookland
    • Ayers Hill
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • 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.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayers Hill
      • Ayers Hill is located in Potter County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Ayers Hill
      • From Hilborn to Ayers Hill
    • Sweden Valley
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Elmer
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Elmer. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmer
      • Elmer is located in Potter County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Elmer
      • From Hilborn to Elmer
  • Tioga County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hilborn, with the one closest to Hilborn listed first.
    • Blackwell
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Pine
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • 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.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine
      • Pine is located in Tioga County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Pine
      • From Hilborn to Pine
    • Hoytville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Morris
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Antrim
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Antrim. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antrim
      • Antrim is located in Tioga County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Antrim
      • From Hilborn to Antrim
    • Balsam
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Balsam. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balsam
      • Balsam is located in Tioga County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Balsam
      • From Hilborn to Balsam
    • Brownlee
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Brownlee. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownlee
      • Brownlee is located in Tioga County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Brownlee
      • From Hilborn to Brownlee
    • Hartsfield
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Ansonia
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Manhattan
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Landrus
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Landrus. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landrus
      • Landrus is located in Tioga County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Landrus
      • From Hilborn to Landrus
    • Liberty
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberty have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
      • Liberty is located in Tioga County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 230 people
    • Asaph
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Asaph. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asaph
      • Asaph is located in Tioga County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Asaph
      • From Hilborn to Asaph

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

Cemeteries Near Hilborn ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hilborn.

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

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

  • Okome Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Okome Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Okome Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bluestone Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bluestone Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bluestone Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Lewis Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lewis Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lewis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Carsontown Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carsontown Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Carsontown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Dowling Hill Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dowling Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dowling Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Josephs Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Josephs Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Josephs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • West Branch Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Maynard Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maynard Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maynard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Antrim Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Antrim Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Antrim Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Nolton Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nolton Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nolton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Summit Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (93 more) ...
    • Butler Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Butler Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Butler Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Stony Fork / Butler Family Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Yochum Hill Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Yochum Hill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Yochum Hill 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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Hilborn had a post office and railroad service.

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

  • Slate Run
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Slate Run have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Run
    • Slate Run is located in Lycoming County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Slate Run <2>
  • Cedar Run
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Run have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Run
    • Cedar Run is located in Lycoming County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cedar Run <2>
  • Cammal
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cammal have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cammal
    • Cammal is located in Lycoming County
  • Blackwell
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Leetonia
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leetonia have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leetonia
    • Leetonia is located in Tioga County
  • Pine
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • 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.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine
    • Pine is located in Tioga County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Pine
    • From Hilborn to Pine
  • Jersey Mills
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Oregon Hill
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Haneyville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haneyville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haneyville
    • Haneyville is located in Clinton County
  • English Mills
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • English Center
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for English Center have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Center
    • English Center is located in Lycoming County
  • Lorenton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Tiadaghton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tiadaghton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiadaghton
      • Tiadaghton is located in Tioga County
    • Oleona
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • 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
    • Hoytville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)

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

Newspapers Published in Hilborn ...

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 28 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hilborn.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hilborn, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hilborn.

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 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 Hilborn:

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

The official website for Lycoming County: www.lyco.org/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Hilborn, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>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- Hilborn) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hilborn. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.4856, Longitude: -77.4966       In this case, the coordinates for Hilborn have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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