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 Lambs Creek (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 Lambs Creek. 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 Lambs Creek ...
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.
- A typical abbreviation for Lambs Creek: Lambs Crk. (or less commonly used: Lambs Ck. or Lambs Cr.)
- While the name of this community is Lambs Creek, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Lambs Creek may originally have been Lamb's Creek.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Lambs Creek might be written as Lamb Creek.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Lambs Creek. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Lambs Creek.
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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals 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.
Lambs Creek 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 Lambs Creek. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Lambs Creek:
- Tioga County (The home county of Lambs Creek)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lambs Creek, with the one closest to Lambs Creek listed first.
- Mansfield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Tioga
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Hammond
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Hammond is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond
- Covington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Mainesburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mainesburg is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mainesburg
- West Covington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- West Covington is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Covington
- Roseville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Roseville is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 184 people
- Whitneyville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Whitneyville is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitneyville
- Cherry Flats
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cherry Flats is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Flats
- Farmington Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Farmington Hill is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington Hill
- Charleston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Charleston is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
- Niles Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Niles Valley is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niles Valley
- Keeneyville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Keeneyville is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keeneyville
- Bradford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lambs Creek, with the one closest to Lambs Creek listed first.
- Austinville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Austinville is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austinville
- Sylvania
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Sylvania is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvania
- Population from the 2020 Census: 209 people
- Coryland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Coryland is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coryland
- Covert
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Covert is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covert
- Columbia Cross Roads
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Columbia Cross Roads is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia Cross Roads
- Troy
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Alba
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Alba is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alba
- Population from the 2020 Census: 147 people
- Berrytown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Berrytown is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrytown
- Gillett
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Gillett is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillett
- Canton
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Minnequa
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Minnequa is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnequa
- Fassett
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Fassett is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fassett
- Windfall
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Windfall is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windfall
- Lycoming County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lambs Creek, with the one closest to Lambs Creek listed first.
- Chemung
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Chemung is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chemung
- Lorenton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lorenton is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorenton
- Ralston
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Ralston is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ralston
- Oregon Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Oregon Hill is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oregon Hill
- Ellenton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ellenton is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellenton
- White Pine
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- White Pine is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Pine
- Potter County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lambs Creek, with the one closest to Lambs Creek listed first.
- Hector
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Hector is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hector
- Elmer
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Elmer is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmer
- Sunderlinville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Sunderlinville is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunderlinville
- North Fork
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- North Fork is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Fork
- Galeton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Harrison Valley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Harrison Valley is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison Valley
- Sullivan County
- Piatt
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Piatt is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piatt
- Chemung County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lambs Creek, with the one closest to Lambs Creek listed first.
- Sagetown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sagetown is located in Chemung County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sagetown
- Webb Mills
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Webb Mills is located in Chemung County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb Mills
- Pine City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Southport
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Southport is located in Chemung County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southport
- West Elmira
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- West Elmira is located in Chemung County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Elmira
- Big Flats
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Elmira
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wellsburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Elmira Heights
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Chemung
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Horseheads
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pioneer Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pioneer Village is located in Chemung County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Village
- Post Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Post Creek is located in Chemung County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Creek
- Steuben County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lambs Creek, with the one closest to Lambs Creek listed first.
- Lindley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Caton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Caton is located in Steuben County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caton
- Presho
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Presho is located in Steuben County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Presho
- Van Vleet
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Van Vleet is located in Steuben County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Vleet
- Addison
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- South Corning
(19 miles [30.6 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
- Gang Mills
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Gang Mills is located in Steuben County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gang Mills
- Corning
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Painted Post
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Riverside
(21 miles [33.8 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
- Woodhull
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Coopers Plains
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Rathbone
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Rathbone is located in Steuben County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rathbone
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Lambs Creek, see our County-by-County Page for Lambs Creek.
Cemeteries Near Lambs Creek ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lambs Creek.
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 Lambs Creek - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Lambs Creek covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Lambs Creek, with the one closest to Lambs Creek listed first.
- Clark Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Prospect Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Oakwood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Dailey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ripley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Tioga Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tioga Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Tioga Cemetery is located outside and to the west of Tioga.
- Bullock Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Tower Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Elk Run Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Whittaker Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mainesburg Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gray Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Continue List (228 more) ...
- Frost Settlement Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Smith Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Van Ness Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Lambs Creek had a population of 257 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Lambs Creek, with the one closest to Lambs Creek listed first.
- Mansfield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mill Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mill Creek is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Creek
- Painter Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Painter Run is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Painter Run
- Mardin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mardin is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mardin
- Tioga
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Hammond
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Hammond is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond
- West Covington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- West Covington is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Covington
- Covington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Mainesburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mainesburg is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mainesburg
- Tioga Junction
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Tioga Junction is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tioga Junction
- Crooked Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Crooked Creek is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crooked Creek
- Cherry Flats
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cherry Flats is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Flats
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Jackson Summit
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Jackson Summit is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Summit
- Somers Lane
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Somers Lane is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somers Lane
- Rising
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Rising is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Lambs Creek. See our List of 1890's Communities around Lambs Creek.
Newspapers Published in Lambs Creek ...
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 82 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lambs Creek.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lambs Creek, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Lambs Creek.
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 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 Lambs Creek:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Tioga County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bradford County
- Lycoming County
- Potter County
- Sullivan County
- Chemung County
- Steuben County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Pennsylvania
Footnotes ...
| <1> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <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 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 Lambs Creek, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <5> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Lambs Creek) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |