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 Lymansville (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 Lymansville. 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 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 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.
Lymansville is located in Potter 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 Potter County: Allegany (NY), Steuben (NY), Cameron, Clinton, Lycoming, McKean & Tioga.
Below are the counties that are near Lymansville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Lymansville:
- Potter County (The home county of Lymansville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lymansville, with the one closest to Lymansville listed first.
- Coudersport
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Sweden Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sweden Valley is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweden Valley
- Ayers Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Ayers Hill is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayers Hill
- Inez
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Inez is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inez
- Hebron
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hebron is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
- Roulette
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Coneville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Coneville is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coneville
- Brookland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Brookland is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookland
- Oswayo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Oswayo is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oswayo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 130 people
- Gold
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Gold is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold
- Ellisburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Ellisburg is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellisburg
- Newfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Newfield is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newfield
- Austin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cameron County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lymansville, with the one closest to Lymansville listed first.
- Emporium
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Weber City
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Weber City is located in Cameron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weber City
- Cameron
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Cameron is located in Cameron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron
- Beechwood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Beechwood is located in Cameron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechwood
- Huntley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Huntley is located in Cameron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntley
- Driftwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Clinton County
- Hammersley Fork
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Hammersley Fork is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammersley Fork
- McKean County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lymansville, with the one closest to Lymansville listed first.
- Port Allegany
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Gardeau
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gardeau is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardeau
- Myrtle
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Myrtle is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtle
- Crosby
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Crosby is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crosby
- Sartwell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Sartwell is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sartwell
- Larabee
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Larabee is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larabee
- Smethport
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Eldred
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Clermont
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Clermont is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clermont
- Wrights Corners
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Wrights Corners is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrights Corners
- Duke Center
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Duke Center is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duke Center
- Rixford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Rixford is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rixford
- Rew
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Rew is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rew
- Tioga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lymansville, with the one closest to Lymansville listed first.
- Potter Brook
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Potter Brook is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter Brook
- Gurnee
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Gurnee is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gurnee
- Manhattan
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Manhattan is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manhattan
- Westfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cowanesque
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cowanesque is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowanesque
- Ansonia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Asaph
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Asaph is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asaph
- Austinburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Austinburg is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austinburg
- Marsh Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Marsh Creek is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marsh Creek
- Thumptown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Thumptown is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thumptown
- Knoxville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Allegany County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lymansville, with the one closest to Lymansville listed first.
- Alma
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Alma is located in Allegany County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
- Paynesville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Paynesville is located in Allegany County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynesville
- Pikeville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Pikeville is located in Allegany County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikeville
- Bowler
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bowler is located in Allegany County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowler
- Little Genesee
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Allentown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Hallsport
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Hallsport is located in Allegany County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallsport
- Kossuth
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Kossuth is located in Allegany County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kossuth
- Petrolia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Petrolia is located in Allegany County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petrolia
- Sawyer
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Sawyer is located in Allegany County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawyer
- Stannards
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Stannards is located in Allegany County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stannards
- Vosburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Vosburg is located in Allegany County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vosburg
- Whitesville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cattaraugus County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lymansville, with the one closest to Lymansville listed first.
- Portville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Weston Mills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Weston Mills is located in Cattaraugus County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston Mills
- Westons Mills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Four Mile
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Four Mile is located in Cattaraugus County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Mile
- Rock City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rock City is located in Cattaraugus County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
- Steuben County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lymansville, with the one closest to Lymansville listed first.
- Rexville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- South Troupsburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- South Troupsburg is located in Steuben County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Troupsburg
- Troupsburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Greenwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Lymansville, see our County-by-County Page for Lymansville.
Cemeteries Near Lymansville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lymansville.
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 Lymansville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Lymansville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Lymansville, with the one closest to Lymansville listed first.
- Eulalia Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- St. Eulalias Catholic Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Eulalias Catholic Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Eulalias Catholic Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Coudersport.
- The St. Eulalias Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Eulalias Cemetery
- Ayers Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Sweden Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Anson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jackson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Reed Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Ford Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Lyman Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Moores Run Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Rees Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Continue List (131 more) ...
- Card Creek Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Forksville Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Costello Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
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>
While we didn't find Lymansville in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Lymansville.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Lymansville, with the one closest to Lymansville listed first.
- Coudersport
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Sweden Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sweden Valley is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweden Valley
- Ayers Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Ayers Hill is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayers Hill
- Olmsted
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Olmsted is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olmsted
- Inez
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Inez is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inez
- Colesburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Colesburg is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colesburg
- Mina
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Mina is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mina
- Sweden
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Sweden is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweden
- Hebron
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hebron is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
- Odin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Odin is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odin
- Knowlton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Knowlton is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knowlton
- Raymond
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Raymond is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Roulette
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Andrews Settlement
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Andrews Settlement is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andrews Settlement
- Brookland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Brookland is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookland
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Lymansville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Lymansville.
Newspapers Published in Lymansville ...
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 113 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lymansville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lymansville, 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 Lymansville.
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 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 Lymansville:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Potter County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cameron County
- Clinton County
- McKean County
- Tioga County
- Allegany County
- Cattaraugus 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 Lymansville, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Lymansville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |