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 Kennedy (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 Kennedy. 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 southeast 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 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.
Kennedy 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 Kennedy. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Kennedy:
- Tioga County (The home county of Kennedy)
- The following are listed by their distance from Kennedy, with the one closest to Kennedy listed first.
- Thumptown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Thumptown is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thumptown
- Balsam
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Balsam is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balsam
- Ansonia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Pine
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Pine is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine
- Asaph
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Asaph is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asaph
- Marsh Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Marsh Creek is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marsh Creek
- Manhattan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Manhattan is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manhattan
- Antrim
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Antrim is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antrim
- Brownlee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Brownlee is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownlee
- Wellsboro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Blackwell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Blackwell is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwell
- Gurnee
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Gurnee is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gurnee
- Hoytville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hoytville is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoytville
- Bradford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kennedy, with the one closest to Kennedy listed first.
- Canton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Sylvania
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Sylvania is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvania
- Population from the 2020 Census: 209 people
- Alba
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Alba is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alba
- Population from the 2020 Census: 147 people
- Austinville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Austinville is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austinville
- Covert
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Covert is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covert
- Minnequa
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Minnequa is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnequa
- Clinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kennedy, with the one closest to Kennedy listed first.
- North Bend
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Farwell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Farwell is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farwell
- Renovo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- South Renovo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- South Renovo is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Renovo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 422 people
- Hammersley Fork
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hammersley Fork is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammersley Fork
- Lycoming County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kennedy, with the one closest to Kennedy listed first.
- Lorenton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lorenton is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorenton
- Oregon Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Oregon Hill is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oregon Hill
- Hilborn
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Hilborn is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilborn
- Carsontown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Carsontown is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carsontown
- Brookside
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Brookside is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookside
- White Pine
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- White Pine is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Pine
- Jersey Mills
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- English Mills
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- English Mills is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Mills
- Ramsey
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Ramsey is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsey
- Ralston
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ralston is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ralston
- Salladasburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Salladasburg is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salladasburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 223 people
- Hughesville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Picture Rocks
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Picture Rocks is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Picture Rocks
- Population from the 2020 Census: 643 people
- Potter County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kennedy, with the one closest to Kennedy listed first.
- Galeton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Sunderlinville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sunderlinville is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunderlinville
- Hector
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hector is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hector
- New Bergen ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- New Bergen is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bergen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 818 people
- Elmer
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Elmer is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmer
- Brookland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Brookland is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookland
- Harrison Valley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Harrison Valley is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison Valley
- North Fork
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- North Fork is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Fork
- Ulysses
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Gold
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Gold is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold
- Newfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Newfield is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newfield
- North Bingham
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- North Bingham is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bingham
- Ayers Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Ayers Hill is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayers Hill
- Allegany County (NY)
- Whitesville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Steuben County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Kennedy, with the one closest to Kennedy listed first.
- South Troupsburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- South Troupsburg is located in Steuben County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Troupsburg
- Troupsburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Van Vleet
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Van Vleet is located in Steuben County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Vleet
- Woodhull
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Lindley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Jasper
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Rexville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Kennedy, see our County-by-County Page for Kennedy.
Cemeteries Near Kennedy ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Kennedy.
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 Kennedy - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Kennedy covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Kennedy, with the one closest to Kennedy listed first.
- West Branch Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Butler Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Stony Fork / Butler Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Ansonia Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Brookside Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Nolton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Academy Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lewis Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Antrim Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Shumway Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Wellsboro Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Maynard Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Continue List (127 more) ...
- Baker Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Phoenix Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Byam Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Kennedy had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Kennedy, with the one closest to Kennedy listed first.
- Tiadaghton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Tiadaghton is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiadaghton
- Draper
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Draper is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draper
- Stony Fork
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Stony Fork is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Fork
- Ansonia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Pine
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Pine is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine
- Balsam
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Balsam is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balsam
- Leetonia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Leetonia is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leetonia
- Marsh Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Marsh Creek is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marsh Creek
- Asaph
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Asaph is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asaph
- Antrim
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Antrim is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antrim
- Manhattan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Manhattan is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manhattan
- Blackwell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Blackwell is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwell
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Brownlee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Brownlee is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownlee
- Wellsboro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Gaines
(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 Kennedy. See our List of 1890's Communities around Kennedy.
Newspapers Published in Kennedy ...
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 72 newspapers that have been published in the area around Kennedy.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Kennedy, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Kennedy.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Kennedy:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Tioga County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bradford County
- Clinton County
- Lycoming County
- Potter County
- Allegany 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 Kennedy, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Kennedy) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |