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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 McElhattan (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 McElhattan. 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 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.

McElhattan is located in Clinton 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 Clinton County: Cameron, Centre, Clearfield, Lycoming, Potter & Union.

Below are the counties that are near McElhattan. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to McElhattan:

  • Clinton County     (The home county of McElhattan)
    • The following are listed by their distance from McElhattan, with the one closest to McElhattan listed first.
    • Youngdale
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Avis
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Avis have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avis
      • Avis is located in Clinton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,476 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Avis <2>
    • Dunnstown
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dunnstown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunnstown
      • Dunnstown is located in Clinton County
    • Swissdale
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swissdale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swissdale
      • Swissdale is located in Clinton County
    • Castanea
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Lock Haven
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Rauchtown
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Rote
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rote. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rote
      • Rote is located in Clinton County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Rote
      • From McElhattan to Rote
    • Flemington
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flemington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flemington
      • Flemington is located in Clinton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,312 people
    • Mill Hall
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mill Hall have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Hall
      • Mill Hall is located in Clinton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,586 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mill Hall <2>
    • Salona
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Cedar Springs
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Farrandsville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Centre County
    • The following are listed by their distance from McElhattan, with the one closest to McElhattan listed first.
    • Livonia
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Livonia. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livonia
      • Livonia is located in Centre County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Livonia
      • From McElhattan to Livonia
    • Blanchard
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blanchard have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanchard
      • Blanchard is located in Centre County
    • Rebersburg
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Fiedler
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fiedler have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiedler
      • Fiedler is located in Centre County
    • Aaronsburg
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aaronsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aaronsburg
      • Aaronsburg is located in Centre County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aaronsburg <2>
    • Woodward
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Howard
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Howard have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard
      • Howard is located in Centre County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 728 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Howard <2>
    • Jacksonville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Madisonburg
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Madisonburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madisonburg
      • Madisonburg is located in Centre County
    • Romola
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Romola. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romola
      • Romola is located in Centre County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Romola
      • From McElhattan to Romola
    • Monument
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monument have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monument
      • Monument is located in Centre County
    • Millheim
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millheim have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millheim
      • Millheim is located in Centre County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 876 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Millheim <2>
    • Coburn
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
  • Lycoming County
    • The following are listed by their distance from McElhattan, with the one closest to McElhattan listed first.
    • Antes Fort
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Antes Fort. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antes Fort
      • Antes Fort is located in Lycoming County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Antes Fort
      • From McElhattan to Antes Fort
    • Ramsey
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ramsey. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsey
      • Ramsey is located in Lycoming County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Ramsey
      • From McElhattan to Ramsey
    • Salladasburg
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Collomsville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • English Mills
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Hughesville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hughesville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughesville
      • Hughesville is located in Lycoming County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,024 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hughesville <2>
    • Linden
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jersey Mills
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Newberry
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Newberry. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newberry
      • Newberry is located in Lycoming County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Newberry
      • From McElhattan to Newberry
    • Brookside
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Brookside. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookside
      • Brookside is located in Lycoming County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Brookside
      • From McElhattan to Brookside
    • Grimesville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jersey Shore
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jersey Shore have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jersey Shore
      • Jersey Shore is located in Lycoming County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,132 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jersey Shore <2>
    • Carsontown
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Northumberland County
  • Snyder County
    • The following are listed by their distance from McElhattan, with the one closest to McElhattan listed first.
    • Troxelville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Troxelville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troxelville
      • Troxelville is located in Snyder County
    • Penns Creek
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Penns Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penns Creek
      • Penns Creek is located in Snyder County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Penns Creek <2>
    • Benfer
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Benfer. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benfer
      • Benfer is located in Snyder County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Benfer
      • From McElhattan to Benfer
    • Middle Creek
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Bannerville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Beaver Springs
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Beavertown
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beavertown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beavertown
      • Beavertown is located in Snyder County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 958 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beavertown <2>
    • Coon Hunter
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Middleburg
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middleburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleburg
      • Middleburg is located in Snyder County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,262 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middleburg <2>
    • Paxtonville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Tioga County
  • Union County

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

Cemeteries Near McElhattan ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of McElhattan.

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 McElhattan covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Rest Haven Memorial Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rest Haven Memorial Park
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rest Haven Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bellevue Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bellevue Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bellevue Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Dunnstown UMC Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Beth Yehuda Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beth Yehuda Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beth Yehuda Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Agnes Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Agnes Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Agnes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Highland Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Highland Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Highland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pine Creek Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Jersey Shore Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jersey Shore Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jersey Shore Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Limestone Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Limestone Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Limestone Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Ft. Antes Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ft. Antes Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ft. Antes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (97 more) ...
    • Disciples Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Sunnyside Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sunnyside Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sunnyside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Brown Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brown Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.<6>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that McElhattan had a population of 263 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Chatham Run
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chatham Run have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatham Run
    • Chatham Run is located in Clinton County
  • Woolrich
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woolrich have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woolrich
    • Woolrich is located in Clinton County
  • Lock Haven
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Castanea
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Flemington
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flemington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flemington
    • Flemington is located in Clinton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,312 people
  • Rote
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rote. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rote
    • Rote is located in Clinton County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Rote
    • From McElhattan to Rote
  • Rauchtown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Tombs Run
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tombs Run have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tombs Run
    • Tombs Run is located in Lycoming County
  • Queens Run
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Queens Run have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queens Run
    • Queens Run is located in Clinton County
  • Mill Hall
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mill Hall have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Hall
    • Mill Hall is located in Clinton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,586 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mill Hall <2>
  • Salona
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Oriole
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oriole have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oriole
    • Oriole is located in Lycoming County
  • Continue List   (18 more) ...
    • Antes Fort
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Antes Fort. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antes Fort
      • Antes Fort is located in Lycoming County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Antes Fort
      • From McElhattan to Antes Fort
    • Cedar Springs
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Mackeyville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mackeyville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackeyville
      • Mackeyville is located in Clinton County

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

Newspapers Published in McElhattan ...

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 87 newspapers that have been published in the area around McElhattan.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of McElhattan, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for McElhattan.

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 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 McElhattan:

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

The official website for Clinton County: www.clintoncountypa.com/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<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>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- McElhattan) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in McElhattan. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.1597, Longitude: -77.3610    
<6>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 McElhattan, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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