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 Mansfield (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 Mansfield. 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 doctors and hospitals 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.
Mansfield 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 Mansfield. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Mansfield:
- Tioga County (The home county of Mansfield)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mansfield, with the one closest to Mansfield listed first.
- Mainesburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Mainesburg is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mainesburg
- Covington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- West Covington
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- West Covington is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Covington
- Whitneyville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Whitneyville is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitneyville
- Roseville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Roseville is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 184 people
- Tioga
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cherry Flats
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cherry Flats is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Flats
- Hammond
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hammond is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond
- Blossburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Morris Run
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Morris Run is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris Run
- Charleston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Charleston is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
- Fallbrook ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Fallbrook is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fallbrook
- Farmington Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Farmington Hill is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington Hill
- Bradford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mansfield, with the one closest to Mansfield listed first.
- Austinville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Austinville is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austinville
- Sylvania
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Sylvania is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvania
- Population from the 2020 Census: 209 people
- Covert
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Covert is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covert
- Coryland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Coryland is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coryland
- Columbia Cross Roads
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Columbia Cross Roads is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia Cross Roads
- Troy
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Alba
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Alba is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alba
- Population from the 2020 Census: 147 people
- Canton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Minnequa
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Minnequa is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnequa
- Berrytown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Berrytown is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrytown
- Windfall
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Windfall is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windfall
- Gillett
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Gillett is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillett
- Big Pond
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Big Pond is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Pond
- Lycoming County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mansfield, with the one closest to Mansfield listed first.
- Chemung
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Chemung is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chemung
- Ralston
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Ralston is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ralston
- Lorenton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lorenton is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorenton
- Oregon Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Oregon Hill is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oregon Hill
- Ellenton
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Ellenton is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellenton
- White Pine
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- White Pine is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Pine
- Wallis Run
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wallis Run is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallis Run
- Brookside
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Brookside is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookside
- Proctor
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Proctor is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proctor
- Carsontown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Carsontown is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carsontown
- Potter County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mansfield, with the one closest to Mansfield listed first.
- Hector
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Hector is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hector
- Elmer
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Elmer is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmer
- Galeton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Sunderlinville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Sunderlinville is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunderlinville
- North Fork
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- North Fork is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Fork
- Harrison Valley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Harrison Valley is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison Valley
- Sullivan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mansfield, with the one closest to Mansfield listed first.
- Piatt
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Piatt is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piatt
- Lincoln Falls
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lincoln Falls is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Falls
- Chemung County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mansfield, with the one closest to Mansfield listed first.
- Sagetown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Sagetown is located in Chemung County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sagetown
- Webb Mills
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Webb Mills is located in Chemung County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb Mills
- Pine City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Southport
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Southport is located in Chemung County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southport
- Wellsburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- West Elmira
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- West Elmira is located in Chemung County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Elmira
- Big Flats
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Elmira
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Elmira Heights
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Chemung
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Horseheads
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pioneer Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pioneer Village is located in Chemung County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Village
- Owens Mills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Owens Mills is located in Chemung County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owens Mills
- Steuben County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mansfield, with the one closest to Mansfield listed first.
- Lindley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Caton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Caton is located in Steuben County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caton
- Presho
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Presho is located in Steuben County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Presho
- Van Vleet
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Van Vleet is located in Steuben County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Vleet
- Addison
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- South Corning
(22 miles [35.4 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
- Corning
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Gang Mills
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Gang Mills is located in Steuben County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gang Mills
- Painted Post
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Riverside
(24 miles [38.6 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
- Rathbone
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Rathbone is located in Steuben County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rathbone
- Woodhull
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Coopers Plains
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Mansfield, see our County-by-County Page for Mansfield.
Cemeteries Near Mansfield ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Mansfield.
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 Mansfield - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Mansfield covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Mansfield, with the one closest to Mansfield listed first.
- Oakwood Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Prospect Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Clark Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ripley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Whittaker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Elk Run Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Frost Settlement Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mainesburg Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Bullock Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Gray Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Smith Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Dailey Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (207 more) ...
- Van Ness Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Tower Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Tioga County Memorial Gardens
(7 miles [11.3 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.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Mansfield had a population of 1,762 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Mansfield had a population of 2,972 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Mansfield, with the one closest to Mansfield listed first.
- Lambs Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lambs Creek is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambs Creek
- Painter Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Painter Run is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Painter Run
- Covington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Mainesburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Mainesburg is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mainesburg
- Mardin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Mardin is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mardin
- West Covington
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- West Covington is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Covington
- Mill Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Mill Creek is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Creek
- Cherry Flats
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cherry Flats is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Flats
- Tioga
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Blossburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Hammond
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hammond is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond
- Crooked Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Crooked Creek is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crooked Creek
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Charleston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Charleston is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
- Morris Run
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Morris Run is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris Run
- Jackson Summit
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Jackson Summit is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Summit
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Mansfield. See our List of 1890's Communities around Mansfield.
Newspapers Published in Mansfield ...
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 66 newspapers that have been published in the area around Mansfield.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Mansfield, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Mansfield.
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 Mansfield:
- 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> | 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> | 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- Mansfield) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Mansfield, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |