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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 Macedonia (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 Macedonia. 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 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 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.

Macedonia is located in Bradford County.

To see how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties 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 Macedonia. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Macedonia:

  • Bradford County     (The home county of Macedonia)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Macedonia, with the one closest to Macedonia listed first.
    • Uhdey
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Uhdey. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uhdey
      • Uhdey is located in Bradford County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Uhdey
      • From Macedonia to Uhdey
    • East Towanda
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Towanda
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Towanda have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Towanda
      • Towanda is located in Bradford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,803 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Towanda <3>
    • Asylum
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Asylum. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asylum
      • Asylum is located in Bradford County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Asylum
      • From Macedonia to Asylum
    • Marshview
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Marshview. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshview
      • Marshview is located in Bradford County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Marshview
      • From Macedonia to Marshview
    • Homets Ferry
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Limehill
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Monroe
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Monroe. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
      • Monroe is located in Bradford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 511 people
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Monroe
      • From Macedonia to Monroe
    • Monroeton
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Rome
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rome have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
      • Rome is located in Bradford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 400 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rome <3>
    • Allis Hollow
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Herrickville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Saco
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Saco. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saco
      • Saco is located in Bradford County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Saco
      • From Macedonia to Saco
  • Luzerne County
    • Ricketts ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ricketts. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ricketts
      • Ricketts is located in Luzerne County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Ricketts
      • From Macedonia to Ricketts
  • Lycoming County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Macedonia, with the one closest to Macedonia listed first.
    • Chemung
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Ellenton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ellenton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellenton
      • Ellenton is located in Lycoming County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Ellenton
      • From Macedonia to Ellenton
  • Sullivan County
  • Susquehanna County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Macedonia, with the one closest to Macedonia listed first.
    • Rushville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rushville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushville
      • Rushville is located in Susquehanna County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Rushville
      • From Macedonia to Rushville
    • Friendsville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Friendsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendsville
      • Friendsville is located in Susquehanna County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Friendsville <3>
    • Little Meadows
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Auburn Four Corners
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Elk Lake
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Fairdale
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fairdale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairdale
      • Fairdale is located in Susquehanna County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Fairdale
      • From Macedonia to Fairdale
    • Forest Lake
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Tyler
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tyler. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyler
      • Tyler is located in Susquehanna County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Tyler
      • From Macedonia to Tyler
    • Choconut
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Choconut. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choconut
      • Choconut is located in Susquehanna County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Choconut
      • From Macedonia to Choconut
    • South Montrose
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Montrose
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montrose have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
      • Montrose is located in Susquehanna County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,464 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montrose <3>
    • Brackney
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Tiffany
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
  • Tioga County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Macedonia, with the one closest to Macedonia listed first.
    • Gleason
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gleason. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gleason
      • Gleason is located in Tioga County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Gleason
      • From Macedonia to Gleason
    • Roseville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roseville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseville
      • Roseville is located in Tioga County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 184 people
  • Wyoming County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Macedonia, with the one closest to Macedonia listed first.
    • Laceyville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Skinners Eddy
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Stowell
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Stowell. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stowell
      • Stowell is located in Wyoming County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Stowell
      • From Macedonia to Stowell
    • Jenningsville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Meshoppen
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Forkston
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Forkston. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forkston
      • Forkston is located in Wyoming County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Forkston
      • From Macedonia to Forkston
    • Mehoopany Station
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Avery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Avery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avery
      • Avery is located in Wyoming County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Avery
      • From Macedonia to Avery
    • Lemon
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lemon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemon
      • Lemon is located in Wyoming County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Lemon
      • From Macedonia to Lemon
    • Vosburg
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Vosburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vosburg
      • Vosburg is located in Wyoming County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Vosburg
      • From Macedonia to Vosburg
    • Lake Carey
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Evans Falls
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Marcy
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Marcy. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcy
      • Marcy is located in Wyoming County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Marcy
      • From Macedonia to Marcy
  • Broome County (NY)
  • Chemung County (NY)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Macedonia, with the one closest to Macedonia listed first.
    • Chemung
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chemung have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chemung
      • Chemung is located in Chemung County (NY)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chemung <3>
    • Owens Mills
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Owens Mills. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owens Mills
      • Owens Mills is located in Chemung County (NY)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Owens Mills
      • From Macedonia to Owens Mills
    • Wellsburg
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Southport
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Southport. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southport
      • Southport is located in Chemung County (NY)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Southport
      • From Macedonia to Southport
  • Tioga County (NY)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Macedonia, see our County-by-County Page for Macedonia.

Cemeteries Near Macedonia ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Macedonia.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Macedonia covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Macedonia, with the one closest to Macedonia listed first.

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.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Macedonia had a post office and no railroad service.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Macedonia, with the one closest to Macedonia listed first.

  • Standing Stone
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Standing Stone have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standing Stone
    • Standing Stone is located in Bradford County
  • Wysox
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wysox have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wysox
    • Wysox is located in Bradford County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wysox <3>
  • Durell
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Durell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durell
    • Durell is located in Bradford County
  • Myersburg
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Myersburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myersburg
    • Myersburg is located in Bradford County
  • North Towanda
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Towanda have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Towanda
    • North Towanda is located in Bradford County
  • Towanda
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Towanda have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Towanda
    • Towanda is located in Bradford County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,803 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Towanda <3>
  • Asylum
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Asylum. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asylum
    • Asylum is located in Bradford County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Asylum
    • From Macedonia to Asylum
  • Rummerfield
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rummerfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rummerfield
    • Rummerfield is located in Bradford County
  • Mercur
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mercur have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercur
    • Mercur is located in Bradford County
  • Black
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black
    • Black is located in Bradford County
  • Monroe
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Monroe. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
    • Monroe is located in Bradford County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 511 people
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Monroe
    • From Macedonia to Monroe
  • Monroeton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
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    • Marshview
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Marshview. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshview
      • Marshview is located in Bradford County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Marshview
      • From Macedonia to Marshview
    • Homets Ferry
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Limehill
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Macedonia. See our List of 1890's Communities around Macedonia.

Newspapers Published in Macedonia ...

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 102 newspapers that have been published in the area around Macedonia.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Macedonia, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Macedonia.

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 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 Macedonia:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Macedonia. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Bradford County: www.bradfordcountypa.org/

The official website for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>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 Macedonia, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Macedonia) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Macedonia. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.7607, Longitude: -76.3872       In this case, the coordinates for Macedonia have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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