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 Leona (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 Leona. 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 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.
Leona is located in Bradford 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 Bradford County: Chemung (NY), Tioga (NY), Lycoming, Sullivan, Susquehanna, Tioga & Wyoming.
Below are the counties that are near Leona. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Leona:
- Bradford County (The home county of Leona)
- The following are listed by their distance from Leona, with the one closest to Leona listed first.
- Wetona
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Wetona is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wetona
- Troy
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Columbia Cross Roads
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Columbia Cross Roads is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia Cross Roads
- Berrytown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Berrytown is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrytown
- Big Pond
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Big Pond is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Pond
- East Smithfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- East Smithfield is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Smithfield
- Austinville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Austinville is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austinville
- Sylvania
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Sylvania is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvania
- Population from the 2020 Census: 209 people
- Burlington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Burlington is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
- Coryland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Coryland is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coryland
- Granville Center
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Granville Center is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granville Center
- Covert
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Covert is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covert
- Lycoming County
- The following are listed by their distance from Leona, with the one closest to Leona listed first.
- Chemung
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Chemung is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chemung
- Ellenton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Ellenton is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellenton
- Ralston
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Ralston is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ralston
- Proctor
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Proctor is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proctor
- Wallis Run
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Wallis Run is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallis Run
- Sullivan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Leona, with the one closest to Leona listed first.
- Piatt
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Piatt is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piatt
- Lincoln Falls
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Lincoln Falls is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Falls
- Forksville
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Millview
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Millview is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millview
- Hillsgrove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Dushore
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ogdonia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Ogdonia is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogdonia
- Eagles Mere
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Shinerville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Shinerville is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shinerville
- Bernice
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bernice is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernice
- Laporte
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Tioga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Leona, with the one closest to Leona listed first.
- Roseville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Roseville is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 184 people
- Mainesburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Mainesburg is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mainesburg
- Millerton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Millerton is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerton
- Fallbrook ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Fallbrook is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fallbrook
- Gleason
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gleason is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gleason
- Morris Run
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Morris Run is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris Run
- Covington
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Mansfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Ogdensburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Ogdensburg is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogdensburg
- Blossburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Tioga
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- West Covington
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- West Covington is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Covington
- Chemung County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Leona, with the one closest to Leona listed first.
- Wellsburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Chemung
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Webb Mills
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Webb Mills is located in Chemung County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb Mills
- Southport
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Southport is located in Chemung County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southport
- Pine City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sagetown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sagetown is located in Chemung County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sagetown
- Elmira
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- West Elmira
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- West Elmira is located in Chemung County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Elmira
- Owens Mills
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Owens Mills is located in Chemung County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owens Mills
- Elmira Heights
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Big Flats
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Horseheads
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Steuben County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Leona, with the one closest to Leona listed first.
- Caton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Caton is located in Steuben County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caton
- Lindley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- South Corning
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- 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
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Presho
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Presho is located in Steuben County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Presho
- Riverside
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Riverside is located in Steuben County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Population from the 2020 Census: 467 people
- Gang Mills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gang Mills is located in Steuben County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gang Mills
- Painted Post
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Tioga County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Leona, with the one closest to Leona listed first.
- Waverly
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Barton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lockwood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hoopers Valley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hoopers Valley is located in Tioga County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoopers Valley
- Smithboro
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Nichols
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- East Nichols
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- East Nichols is located in Tioga County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Nichols
- Lounsberry
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lounsberry is located in Tioga County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lounsberry
- Spencer
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- South Owego
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- South Owego is located in Tioga County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Owego
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Leona, see our County-by-County Page for Leona.
Cemeteries Near Leona ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Leona.
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 Leona - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Leona covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Leona, with the one closest to Leona listed first.
- Leona Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Westbrook Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Grover Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Leonard Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Glenwood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Wetona Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Harkness Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Brace Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hunt Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- East Troy Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Ballard Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (226 more) ...
- Chase - Newbury Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Granite - Pierson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Case Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 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.<2>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Leona had a population of 129 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Leona, with the one closest to Leona listed first.
- Springfield
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Springfield is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
- Wetona
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Wetona is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wetona
- Troy
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- East Troy
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- East Troy is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Troy
- Columbia Cross Roads
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Columbia Cross Roads is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia Cross Roads
- Berrytown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Berrytown is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrytown
- Big Pond
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Big Pond is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Pond
- West Burlington
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- West Burlington is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Burlington
- Hoblet
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Hoblet is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoblet
- Snedekerville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Snedekerville is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snedekerville
- Sylvania
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Sylvania is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvania
- Population from the 2020 Census: 209 people
- East Smithfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- East Smithfield is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Smithfield
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Austinville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Austinville is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austinville
- Covert
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Covert is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covert
- Granville Summit
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Leona. See our List of 1890's Communities around Leona.
Newspapers Published in Leona ...
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 74 newspapers that have been published in the area around Leona.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Leona, 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 Leona.
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 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 Leona:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Bradford County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Lycoming County
- Sullivan County
- Tioga County
- Chemung 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 Leona, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Leona) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |