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 Jackson Summit (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 Jackson Summit. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and 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.
Jackson Summit is located in Tioga 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 Tioga County: Chemung (NY), Steuben (NY), Bradford, Lycoming & Potter.
Below are the counties that are near Jackson Summit. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Jackson Summit:
- Tioga County (The home county of Jackson Summit)
- The following are listed by their distance from Jackson Summit, with the one closest to Jackson Summit listed first.
- Millerton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Millerton is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerton
- Lawrenceville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lawrenceville is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 633 people
- Roseville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Roseville is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 184 people
- Tioga
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Pritchard ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Pritchard is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pritchard
- Mansfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Hammond
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hammond is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond
- Mainesburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Mainesburg is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mainesburg
- Farmington Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Farmington Hill is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington Hill
- Covington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- West Covington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- West Covington is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Covington
- Elkland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Bradford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jackson Summit, with the one closest to Jackson Summit listed first.
- Coryland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Coryland is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coryland
- Austinville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Austinville is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austinville
- Gillett
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Gillett is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillett
- Fassett
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Fassett is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fassett
- Sylvania
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sylvania is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvania
- Population from the 2020 Census: 209 people
- Berrytown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Berrytown is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrytown
- Columbia Cross Roads
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Columbia Cross Roads is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia Cross Roads
- Bentley Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Bentley Creek is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentley Creek
- Covert
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Covert is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covert
- Big Pond
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Big Pond is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Pond
- Middletown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Middletown is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
- Troy
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lycoming County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jackson Summit, with the one closest to Jackson Summit listed first.
- Chemung
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Chemung is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chemung
- Ellenton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Ellenton is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellenton
- Ralston
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Ralston is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ralston
- Lorenton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lorenton is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorenton
- Chemung County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Jackson Summit, with the one closest to Jackson Summit listed first.
- Sagetown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sagetown is located in Chemung County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sagetown
- Webb Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Webb Mills is located in Chemung County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb Mills
- Pine City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Southport
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Southport is located in Chemung County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southport
- West Elmira
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- West Elmira is located in Chemung County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Elmira
- Big Flats
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Elmira
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Wellsburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Elmira Heights
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Horseheads
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Pioneer Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Pioneer Village is located in Chemung County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Village
- Chemung
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Schuyler County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Jackson Summit, with the one closest to Jackson Summit listed first.
- Beaver Dams
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Moreland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Moreland is located in Schuyler County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moreland
- Townsend
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Townsend is located in Schuyler County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townsend
- Wedgewood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Wedgewood is located in Schuyler County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wedgewood
- Catharine
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Catharine is located in Schuyler County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catharine
- Montour Falls
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Alpine
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Odessa
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Steuben County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Jackson Summit, with the one closest to Jackson Summit listed first.
- Caton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Caton is located in Steuben County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caton
- Lindley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Presho
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Presho is located in Steuben County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Presho
- South Corning
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- South Corning is located in Steuben County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Corning
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,080 people
- Corning
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Gang Mills
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Gang Mills is located in Steuben County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gang Mills
- Riverside
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Riverside is located in Steuben County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Population from the 2020 Census: 467 people
- Painted Post
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Addison
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Van Vleet
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Van Vleet is located in Steuben County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Vleet
- Coopers Plains
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- East Campbell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- East Campbell is located in Steuben County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Campbell
- Tioga County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Jackson Summit, with the one closest to Jackson Summit listed first.
- Waverly
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Lockwood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Barton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Jackson Summit, see our County-by-County Page for Jackson Summit.
Cemeteries Near Jackson Summit ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Jackson Summit.
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 Jackson Summit - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Jackson Summit covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Jackson Summit, with the one closest to Jackson Summit listed first.
- Morrell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Maple Ridge Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Alder Run Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Tower Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Buchanan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Seeley Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Wheeler Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Middaugh Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Dickenson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Miller Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Kelly Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pumpkin Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (279 more) ...
- Judson Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Sagetown Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Seelye Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
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.<2>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Jackson Summit had a population of 82 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Jackson Summit, with the one closest to Jackson Summit listed first.
- Trowbridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Trowbridge is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trowbridge
- Jobs Corners
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jobs Corners is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jobs Corners
- Millerton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Millerton is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerton
- Tioga Junction
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Tioga Junction is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tioga Junction
- Somers Lane
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Somers Lane is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somers Lane
- Rising
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Rising is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising
- Tioga
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Painter Run
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Painter Run is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Painter Run
- Mill Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mill Creek is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Creek
- Caton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Caton is located in Steuben County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caton
- Pritchard ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Pritchard is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pritchard
- Lambs Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lambs Creek is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambs Creek
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Seeley Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Seeley Creek is located in Chemung County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seeley Creek
- Webb Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Webb Mills is located in Chemung County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb Mills
- Lindley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Jackson Summit. See our List of 1890's Communities around Jackson Summit.
Newspapers Published in Jackson Summit ...
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 149 newspapers that have been published in the area around Jackson Summit.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Jackson Summit, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Jackson Summit.
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 websites either 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 Jackson Summit:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Tioga County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bradford County
- Lycoming County
- Chemung County
- Schuyler County
- Steuben County
- Tioga 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> | 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 Jackson Summit, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Jackson Summit) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |