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 Maple Summit (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 Maple Summit. 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.
Maple Summit is located in Sullivan 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 Sullivan County: Bradford, Columbia, Luzerne, Lycoming & Wyoming.
Below are the counties that are near Maple Summit. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Maple Summit:
- Sullivan County (The home county of Maple Summit)
- The following are listed by their distance from Maple Summit, with the one closest to Maple Summit listed first.
- Piatt
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Piatt is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piatt
- Lincoln Falls
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lincoln Falls is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Falls
- Hillsgrove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Forksville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Millview
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Millview is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millview
- Ogdonia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Ogdonia is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogdonia
- Eagles Mere
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Laporte
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Beech Glen
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Beech Glen is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Glen
- Sonestown
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Dushore
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Long Brook
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Long Brook is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Brook
- Shinerville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Shinerville is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shinerville
- Bradford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Maple Summit, with the one closest to Maple Summit listed first.
- West Leroy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- West Leroy is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Leroy
- Canton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Minnequa
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Minnequa is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnequa
- Alba
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Alba is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alba
- Population from the 2020 Census: 147 people
- Windfall
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Windfall is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windfall
- Granville Center
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Granville Center is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granville Center
- Long Valley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Long Valley is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Valley
- Covert
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Covert is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covert
- Overton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Overton is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overton
- Troy
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Franklindale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Franklindale is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklindale
- New Albany
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Burlington
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Burlington is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
- Columbia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Maple Summit, with the one closest to Maple Summit listed first.
- Jamison City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jamison City is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamison City
- Coles Mill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Coles Mill is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coles Mill
- Waller
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Waller is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waller
- Jackson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jackson is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
- Luzerne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Maple Summit, with the one closest to Maple Summit listed first.
- Ricketts ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ricketts is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ricketts
- Red Rock
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Red Rock is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Rock
- Lycoming County
- The following are listed by their distance from Maple Summit, with the one closest to Maple Summit listed first.
- Ellenton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ellenton is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellenton
- Chemung
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Chemung is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chemung
- Proctor
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Proctor is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proctor
- Ralston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Ralston is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ralston
- Wallis Run
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Wallis Run is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallis Run
- Warrensville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Warrensville is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrensville
- Beaver Lake
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Beaver Lake is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Lake
- Muncy
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Muncy is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muncy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,191 people
- Montoursville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Lungerville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Lungerville is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lungerville
- Fairlawn
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Fairlawn is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairlawn
- Faxon
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Faxon is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faxon
- Picture Rocks
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Picture Rocks is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Picture Rocks
- Population from the 2020 Census: 643 people
- Tioga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Maple Summit, with the one closest to Maple Summit listed first.
- Gleason
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Gleason is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gleason
- Ogdensburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Ogdensburg is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogdensburg
- Fallbrook ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Fallbrook is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fallbrook
- East Point
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- East Point is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Point
- Morris Run
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Morris Run is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris Run
- Liberty
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Liberty is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Population from the 2020 Census: 230 people
- Blossburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sebring
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Sebring is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebring
- Mainesburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Mainesburg is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mainesburg
- Covington
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hartsfield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Hartsfield is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsfield
- Mansfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Landrus
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Landrus is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landrus
- Union County
- Alvira ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Alvira is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvira
- Former name for Alvira:
- Wisetown
- Wyoming County
- Stowell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Stowell is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stowell
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Maple Summit, see our County-by-County Page for Maple Summit.
Cemeteries Near Maple Summit ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Maple Summit.
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 Maple Summit - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Maple Summit covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Maple Summit, with the one closest to Maple Summit listed first.
- Beech Flats Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- East Canton Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Park Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- St. Michaels Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- North Union Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Whipple Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Millview Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- St.s Phillip & James Church Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Granville Center Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Warburton Hill Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Fallbrook Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (133 more) ...
- Pennsdale Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pioneer Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Pioneer Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<2> to the east of Overton.
- Hilton Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
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>
While we didn't find Maple Summit in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Maple Summit.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Maple Summit, with the one closest to Maple Summit listed first.
- Shunk
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Ellenton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ellenton is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellenton
- Piatt
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Piatt is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piatt
- Chemung
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Chemung is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chemung
- Lincoln Falls
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lincoln Falls is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Falls
- Grover
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Grover is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grover
- Eldredsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Eldredsville is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldredsville
- Canton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- West Leroy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- West Leroy is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Leroy
- East Canton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- East Canton is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Canton
- Hillsgrove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Minnequa
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Minnequa is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnequa
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Estella
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Estella is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estella
- Leroy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Leroy is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leroy
- Langdon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Langdon is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langdon
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Maple Summit. See our List of 1890's Communities around Maple Summit.
Newspapers Published in Maple Summit ...
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 42 newspapers that have been published in the area around Maple Summit.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Maple Summit, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Maple Summit.
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 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 Maple Summit:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Sullivan County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bradford County
- Columbia County
- Luzerne County
- Lycoming County
- Tioga County
- Union County
- Wyoming 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> | 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- Maple Summit) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Maple Summit, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |