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 Mardin (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 Mardin. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Mardin 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 Mardin. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Mardin:
- Tioga County (The home county of Mardin)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mardin, with the one closest to Mardin listed first.
- Whitneyville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Whitneyville is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitneyville
- West Covington
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- West Covington is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Covington
- Mansfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Cherry Flats
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Cherry Flats is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Flats
- Charleston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Charleston is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
- Covington
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hammond
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Hammond is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond
- Niles Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Niles Valley is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niles Valley
- Tioga
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Wellsboro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mainesburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Mainesburg is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mainesburg
- Keeneyville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Keeneyville is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keeneyville
- Bradford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mardin, with the one closest to Mardin listed first.
- Austinville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Austinville is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austinville
- Sylvania
(15 miles [24.1 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
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Covert is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covert
- Coryland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Coryland is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coryland
- Alba
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Alba is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alba
- Population from the 2020 Census: 147 people
- Columbia Cross Roads
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Columbia Cross Roads is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia Cross Roads
- Canton
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Troy
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Minnequa
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Minnequa is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnequa
- Berrytown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Berrytown is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrytown
- Windfall
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Windfall is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windfall
- Gillett
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Gillett is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillett
- Lycoming County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mardin, with the one closest to Mardin listed first.
- Lorenton
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Lorenton is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorenton
- Oregon Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Oregon Hill is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oregon Hill
- Chemung
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Chemung is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chemung
- Ralston
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ralston is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ralston
- Ellenton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ellenton is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellenton
- White Pine
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- White Pine is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Pine
- Hilborn
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hilborn is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilborn
- Brookside
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Brookside is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookside
- Carsontown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Carsontown is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carsontown
- Wallis Run
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Wallis Run is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallis Run
- Potter County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mardin, with the one closest to Mardin listed first.
- Hector
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Hector is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hector
- Galeton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Sunderlinville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Sunderlinville is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunderlinville
- Elmer
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Elmer is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmer
- North Fork
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- North Fork is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Fork
- Harrison Valley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Harrison Valley is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison Valley
- New Bergen ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- New Bergen is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bergen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 818 people
- Sullivan County
- Piatt
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Piatt is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piatt
- Chemung County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mardin, with the one closest to Mardin listed first.
- Sagetown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Sagetown is located in Chemung County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sagetown
- Webb Mills
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Webb Mills is located in Chemung County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb Mills
- Pine City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Southport
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Southport is located in Chemung County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southport
- West Elmira
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- West Elmira is located in Chemung County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Elmira
- Big Flats
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Wellsburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Elmira
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Elmira Heights
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Steuben County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mardin, with the one closest to Mardin listed first.
- Lindley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Van Vleet
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Van Vleet is located in Steuben County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Vleet
- Caton
(19 miles [30.6 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
- Addison
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- South Corning
(23 miles [37 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
- South Troupsburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- South Troupsburg is located in Steuben County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Troupsburg
- Woodhull
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Corning
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Gang Mills
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Gang Mills is located in Steuben County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gang Mills
- Rathbone
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Rathbone is located in Steuben County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rathbone
- Painted Post
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Mardin, see our County-by-County Page for Mardin.
Cemeteries Near Mardin ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Mardin.
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 Mardin - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Mardin covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Mardin, with the one closest to Mardin listed first.
- Bullock Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Tioga County Memorial Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Elk Run Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Dartt Settlement Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Oakwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Prospect Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Clark Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Welsh Settlement Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Dailey Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Gray Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Whittaker Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Ripley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (204 more) ...
- Niles Valley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Wellsboro Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Shumway Cemetery
(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 Mardin had a population of 212 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Mardin, with the one closest to Mardin listed first.
- West Covington
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- West Covington is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Covington
- Charleston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Charleston is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
- Cherry Flats
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Cherry Flats is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Flats
- Mansfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Lambs Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lambs Creek is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambs Creek
- Covington
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Crooked Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Crooked Creek is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crooked Creek
- Hammond
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Hammond is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond
- Painter Run
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Painter Run is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Painter Run
- Mill Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Mill Creek is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Creek
- Middlebury Center
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Niles Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Niles Valley is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niles Valley
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Stokesdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Stokesdale is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stokesdale
- Wellsboro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Roundtop
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Roundtop is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roundtop
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Mardin. See our List of 1890's Communities around Mardin.
Newspapers Published in Mardin ...
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 77 newspapers that have been published in the area around Mardin.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Mardin, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Mardin.
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 websites either 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 Mardin:
- 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> | 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- Mardin) 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 Mardin, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |