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 Hoagland Vista (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 Hoagland Vista. 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 Hoagland Vista ...
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 Hoagland Vista: Hoagland Vis.
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.
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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Hoagland Vista is located in Sullivan 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 Sullivan County: Bradford, Columbia, Luzerne, Lycoming & Wyoming.
Below are the counties that are near Hoagland Vista. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hoagland Vista:
- Sullivan County (The home county of Hoagland Vista)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hoagland Vista, with the one closest to Hoagland Vista listed first.
- Lincoln Falls
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lincoln Falls is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Falls
- Hillsgrove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Piatt
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Piatt is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piatt
- Ogdonia
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Ogdonia is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogdonia
- Forksville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Millview
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Millview is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millview
- Eagles Mere
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Laporte
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Beech Glen
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Beech Glen is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Glen
- Sonestown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Long Brook
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Long Brook is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Brook
- Bernice
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Bernice is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernice
- Dushore
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Bradford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hoagland Vista, with the one closest to Hoagland Vista listed first.
- West Leroy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- West Leroy is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Leroy
- Overton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Overton is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overton
- Canton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Long Valley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Long Valley is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Valley
- Minnequa
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Minnequa is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnequa
- Windfall
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Windfall is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windfall
- Alba
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Alba is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alba
- Population from the 2020 Census: 147 people
- Granville Center
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Granville Center is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granville Center
- New Albany
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Laddsburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Laddsburg is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laddsburg
- Franklindale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Franklindale is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklindale
- Evergreen
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Evergreen is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
- Covert
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Covert is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covert
- Columbia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hoagland Vista, with the one closest to Hoagland Vista listed first.
- Jamison City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jamison City is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamison City
- Waller
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Waller is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waller
- Coles Mill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Coles Mill is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coles Mill
- Jackson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Jackson is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
- Benton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Iola
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Iola is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iola
- Greenwood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Greenwood is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Millville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jerseytown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Jerseytown is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerseytown
- Rohrsburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rohrsburg is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rohrsburg
- Eyers Grove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Eyers Grove is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eyers Grove
- Stillwater
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Welliversville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Welliversville is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welliversville
- Luzerne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hoagland Vista, with the one closest to Hoagland Vista listed first.
- Ricketts ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Ricketts is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ricketts
- Red Rock
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Red Rock is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Rock
- Fairmount Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Fairmount Springs is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount Springs
- Mossville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mossville is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mossville
- Clarks View
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Clarks View is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks View
- Pleasant Valley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Valley is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
- Register
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Register is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Register
- Rittenhouse
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rittenhouse is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rittenhouse
- Lycoming County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hoagland Vista, with the one closest to Hoagland Vista listed first.
- Ellenton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Ellenton is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellenton
- Proctor
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Proctor is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proctor
- Wallis Run
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Wallis Run is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallis Run
- Chemung
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Chemung is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chemung
- Ralston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Ralston is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ralston
- Beaver Lake
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Beaver Lake is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Lake
- Warrensville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Warrensville is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrensville
- Muncy
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Muncy is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muncy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,191 people
- Lairdsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Lairdsville is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lairdsville
- Biggerstown
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Biggerstown is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biggerstown
- Lungerville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Lungerville is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lungerville
- Montoursville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Muncy
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Montour County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hoagland Vista, with the one closest to Hoagland Vista listed first.
- Exchange
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Exchange is located in Montour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exchange
- Washingtonville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Washingtonville is located in Montour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washingtonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 270 people
- Northumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hoagland Vista, with the one closest to Hoagland Vista listed first.
- Turbotville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Dewart
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- McEwensville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Watsontown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Tioga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hoagland Vista, with the one closest to Hoagland Vista listed first.
- Gleason
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Gleason is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gleason
- Ogdensburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ogdensburg is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogdensburg
- East Point
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- East Point is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Point
- Fallbrook ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Fallbrook is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fallbrook
- Morris Run
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Morris Run is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris Run
- Liberty
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Liberty is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Population from the 2020 Census: 230 people
- Blossburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sebring
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Sebring is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebring
- Hartsfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Hartsfield is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsfield
- Mainesburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Mainesburg is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mainesburg
- Covington
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Landrus
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Landrus is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landrus
- Cherry Flats
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cherry Flats is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Flats
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hoagland Vista, with the one closest to Hoagland Vista listed first.
- Allenwood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Alvira ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Alvira is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvira
- Former name for Alvira:
- Wisetown
- Wyoming County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hoagland Vista, with the one closest to Hoagland Vista listed first.
- Stowell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Stowell is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stowell
- Jenningsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Jenningsville is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenningsville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hoagland Vista, see our County-by-County Page for Hoagland Vista.
Cemeteries Near Hoagland Vista ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hoagland Vista.
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 Hoagland Vista - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hoagland Vista covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hoagland Vista, with the one closest to Hoagland Vista listed first.
- Whipple Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Millview Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Huntersville Trinity Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Warburton Hill Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- St.s Phillip & James Church Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Beech Flats Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- East Canton Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Park Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Pioneer Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Pioneer Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<2> to the east of Overton.
- St. Michaels Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- North Union Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (130 more) ...
- Pennsdale Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Beech Valley Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Christian Hill Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
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.<4>
While we didn't find Hoagland Vista in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Hoagland Vista.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Hoagland Vista, with the one closest to Hoagland Vista listed first.
- Hillsgrove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Lincoln Falls
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lincoln Falls is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Falls
- Shunk
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Piatt
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Piatt is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piatt
- Ogdonia
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Ogdonia is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogdonia
- Estella
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Estella is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estella
- Ellenton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Ellenton is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellenton
- Proctor
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Proctor is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proctor
- Forksville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Eldredsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Eldredsville is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldredsville
- Millview
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Millview is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millview
- Kellyburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Kellyburg is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellyburg
- Continue List (20 more) ...
- Wallis Run
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Wallis Run is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallis Run
- Eagles Mere
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Campbellville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Campbellville is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbellville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Hoagland Vista. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hoagland Vista.
Newspapers Published in Hoagland Vista ...
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 Hoagland Vista.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hoagland Vista, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hoagland Vista.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 Hoagland Vista:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Sullivan County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bradford County
- Columbia County
- Luzerne County
- Lycoming County
- Montour County
- Northumberland County
- Tioga County
- Union County
- Wyoming 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Hoagland Vista) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Hoagland Vista, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |