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 Middlebury Center (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 Middlebury Center. 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.
Name Variations for Middlebury Center ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Middlebury Center: Middlebury Ctr. (or less commonly used: Middlebury Cen., Middlebury Cent. or Middlebury Cntr.)
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 and hospitals 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.
Middlebury Center 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 Middlebury Center. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Middlebury Center:
- Tioga County (The home county of Middlebury Center)
- The following are listed by their distance from Middlebury Center, with the one closest to Middlebury Center listed first.
- Keeneyville
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Keeneyville is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keeneyville
- Niles Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Niles Valley is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niles Valley
- Hammond
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hammond is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond
- Farmington Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Farmington Hill is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington Hill
- Charleston
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Charleston is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
- Wellsboro
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Whitneyville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Whitneyville is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitneyville
- Marsh Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Marsh Creek is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marsh Creek
- Tioga
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- West Covington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- West Covington is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Covington
- Asaph
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Asaph is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asaph
- Cherry Flats
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cherry Flats is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Flats
- Ansonia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bradford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Middlebury Center, with the one closest to Middlebury Center listed first.
- Austinville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Austinville is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austinville
- Sylvania
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Sylvania is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvania
- Population from the 2020 Census: 209 people
- Coryland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Coryland is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coryland
- Covert
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Covert is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covert
- Alba
(24 miles [38.6 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
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Columbia Cross Roads is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia Cross Roads
- Gillett
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Gillett is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillett
- Troy
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Canton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Minnequa
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Minnequa is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnequa
- Berrytown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Berrytown is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrytown
- Fassett
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Fassett is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fassett
- Windfall
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Windfall is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windfall
- Lycoming County
- The following are listed by their distance from Middlebury Center, with the one closest to Middlebury Center listed first.
- Lorenton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Lorenton is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorenton
- Oregon Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Oregon Hill is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oregon Hill
- Hilborn
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hilborn is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilborn
- Chemung
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Chemung is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chemung
- Ralston
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ralston is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ralston
- White Pine
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- White Pine is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Pine
- Carsontown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Carsontown is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carsontown
- Potter County
- The following are listed by their distance from Middlebury Center, with the one closest to Middlebury Center listed first.
- Hector
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Hector is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hector
- Elmer
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Elmer is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmer
- Sunderlinville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Sunderlinville is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunderlinville
- North Fork
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- North Fork is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Fork
- Galeton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Harrison Valley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Harrison Valley is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison Valley
- Ulysses
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Brookland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Brookland is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookland
- North Bingham
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- North Bingham is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bingham
- New Bergen ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 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
- Newfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Newfield is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newfield
- West Bingham
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- West Bingham is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bingham
- Gold
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Gold is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold
- Allegany County (NY)
- Whitesville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Chemung County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Middlebury Center, with the one closest to Middlebury Center listed first.
- Sagetown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sagetown is located in Chemung County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sagetown
- Webb Mills
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Webb Mills is located in Chemung County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb Mills
- Pine City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Big Flats
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Southport
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Southport is located in Chemung County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southport
- West Elmira
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- West Elmira is located in Chemung County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Elmira
- Elmira
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Elmira Heights
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Wellsburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Steuben County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Middlebury Center, with the one closest to Middlebury Center listed first.
- Van Vleet
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Van Vleet is located in Steuben County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Vleet
- Lindley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Presho
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Presho is located in Steuben County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Presho
- South Troupsburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- South Troupsburg is located in Steuben County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Troupsburg
- Woodhull
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Addison
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Caton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Caton is located in Steuben County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caton
- Troupsburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Rathbone
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Rathbone is located in Steuben County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rathbone
- Hedgesville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Hedgesville is located in Steuben County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedgesville
- Gang Mills
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Gang Mills is located in Steuben County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gang Mills
- Jasper
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cameron Mills
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Middlebury Center, see our County-by-County Page for Middlebury Center.
Cemeteries Near Middlebury Center ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Middlebury Center.
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 Middlebury Center - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Middlebury Center covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Middlebury Center, with the one closest to Middlebury Center listed first.
- Niles Valley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Middlebury Union Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- McCollum Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Dartt Settlement Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Short Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Wellsboro Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Tioga County Memorial Gardens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bullock Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lee Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mourey Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Cloos Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Academy Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Continue List (227 more) ...
- Peters Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dailey Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Tioga Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tioga Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Tioga Cemetery is located outside and to the west of Tioga.
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 Middlebury Center had a population of 62 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Middlebury Center, with the one closest to Middlebury Center listed first.
- Niles Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Niles Valley is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niles Valley
- Keeneyville
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Keeneyville is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keeneyville
- Crooked Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Crooked Creek is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crooked Creek
- Stokesdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Stokesdale is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stokesdale
- Hammond
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hammond is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond
- Charleston
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Charleston is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
- Farmington Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Farmington Hill is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington Hill
- Elbridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Elbridge is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elbridge
- Wellsboro
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Mardin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mardin is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mardin
- Little Marsh
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Little Marsh is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Marsh
- Marsh Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Marsh Creek is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marsh Creek
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Asaph
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Asaph is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asaph
- West Covington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- West Covington is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Covington
- Mill Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Mill Creek is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Creek
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Middlebury Center. See our List of 1890's Communities around Middlebury Center.
Newspapers Published in Middlebury Center ...
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 80 newspapers that have been published in the area around Middlebury Center.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Middlebury Center, 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 Middlebury Center.
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 Middlebury Center:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Tioga County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bradford County
- Lycoming County
- Potter County
- Allegany 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Middlebury Center) 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 Middlebury Center, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |