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 Howard Siding (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 Howard Siding. 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 and hospitals 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.
Howard Siding is located in Cameron 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 Cameron County: Clearfield, Clinton, Elk, McKean & Potter.
Below are the counties that are near Howard Siding. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Howard Siding:
- Cameron County (The home county of Howard Siding)
- The following are listed by their distance from Howard Siding, with the one closest to Howard Siding listed first.
- Weber City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Weber City is located in Cameron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weber City
- Beechwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Beechwood is located in Cameron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechwood
- Emporium
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cameron
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Cameron is located in Cameron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron
- Huntley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Huntley is located in Cameron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntley
- Mix Run
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mix Run is located in Cameron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mix Run
- Driftwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Wyside
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wyside is located in Cameron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyside
- Centre County
- Pine Glen
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Glen is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Glen
- Clearfield County
- The following are listed by their distance from Howard Siding, with the one closest to Howard Siding listed first.
- Tyler
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Tyler is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyler
- Pottersdale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Pottersdale is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottersdale
- Winterburn
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Winterburn is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterburn
- Keewaydin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Keewaydin is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keewaydin
- Mount Joy
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Mount Joy is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Joy
- Treasure Lake
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Treasure Lake is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Treasure Lake
- Plymptonville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Plymptonville is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymptonville
- Shiloh
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Shiloh is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Clinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Howard Siding, with the one closest to Howard Siding listed first.
- Hammersley Fork
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Hammersley Fork is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammersley Fork
- Bitumen
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bitumen is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bitumen
- Cooks Run
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cooks Run is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Run
- Keating
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Keating is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keating
- Westport
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Elk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Howard Siding, with the one closest to Howard Siding listed first.
- Dents Run
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Dents Run is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dents Run
- Grant
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Grant is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant
- Benezette
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Saint Marys
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Instanter
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Instanter is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Instanter
- Caledonia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Caledonia is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
- Byrnedale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Dagus Mines
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dagus Mines is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dagus Mines
- Streights
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Streights is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Streights
- Scattertown
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Scattertown is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scattertown
- Johnsonburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Johnsonburg is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsonburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,264 people
- Kylers Corners
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Kylers Corners is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kylers Corners
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Howard Siding, with the one closest to Howard Siding listed first.
- Crenshaw
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Crenshaw is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crenshaw
- Brockway
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- McKean County
- The following are listed by their distance from Howard Siding, with the one closest to Howard Siding listed first.
- Gardeau
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Gardeau is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardeau
- Clermont
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Clermont is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clermont
- Crosby
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Crosby is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crosby
- Hutchins
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hutchins is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutchins
- Freeman
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Freeman is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman
- Port Allegany
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Smethport
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Mount Jewett
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Coontown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Coontown is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coontown
- Kanesholm
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Kanesholm is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanesholm
- Sartwell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Sartwell is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sartwell
- Kane
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Potter County
- The following are listed by their distance from Howard Siding, with the one closest to Howard Siding listed first.
- Austin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Roulette
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Inez
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Inez is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inez
- Williston
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Williston is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williston
- Ayers Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ayers Hill is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayers Hill
- Coudersport
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sweden Valley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sweden Valley is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweden Valley
- Hebron
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hebron is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Howard Siding, see our County-by-County Page for Howard Siding.
Cemeteries Near Howard Siding ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Howard Siding.
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 Howard Siding - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Howard Siding covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Howard Siding, with the one closest to Howard Siding listed first.
- Rich Valley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- St. Marks Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Newton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Hicks Run Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Pine St. Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mason Hill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Wyle Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Johnson Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Mix Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Grove Hill Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Gray Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (72 more) ...
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Zion Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northeast of Byrnedale.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2135193 <2>
- Gilmore Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Miller Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
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 Howard Siding in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Howard Siding.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Howard Siding, with the one closest to Howard Siding listed first.
- Truman
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Truman is located in Cameron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truman
- Beechwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Beechwood is located in Cameron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechwood
- Emporium
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rathbun
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Rathbun is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rathbun
- Sterling Run
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sterling Run is located in Cameron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling Run
- Cameron
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Cameron is located in Cameron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron
- Dents Run
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Dents Run is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dents Run
- Grant
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Grant is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant
- Sizerville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sizerville is located in Cameron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sizerville
- Benezette
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Mix Run
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mix Run is located in Cameron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mix Run
- Huntley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Huntley is located in Cameron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntley
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Gardeau
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Gardeau is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardeau
- Saint Marys
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Norwich
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Norwich is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwich
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Howard Siding. See our List of 1890's Communities around Howard Siding.
Newspapers Published in Howard Siding ...
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 29 newspapers that have been published in the area around Howard Siding.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Howard Siding, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Howard Siding.
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 Howard Siding:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Cameron County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Centre County
- Clearfield County
- Clinton County
- Elk County
- Jefferson County
- McKean County
- Potter 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> | 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- Howard Siding) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Howard Siding, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |