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 Newfield Junction (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 Newfield Junction. 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 Newfield Junction ...
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.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Newfield Junction: Newfield Jct. (or less commonly used: Newfield Jctn.)
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 southwest 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 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 west 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.
Newfield Junction is located in Potter 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 Potter County: Allegany (NY), Steuben (NY), Cameron, Clinton, Lycoming, McKean & Tioga.
Below are the counties that are near Newfield Junction. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Newfield Junction:
- Potter County (The home county of Newfield Junction)
- The following are listed by their distance from Newfield Junction, with the one closest to Newfield Junction listed first.
- Newfield
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Newfield is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newfield
- Gold
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Gold is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold
- Brookland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Brookland is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookland
- Ulysses
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- West Bingham
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- West Bingham is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bingham
- Ellisburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Ellisburg is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellisburg
- Genesee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Genesee is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genesee
- North Bingham
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- North Bingham is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bingham
- Sunderlinville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Sunderlinville is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunderlinville
- Elmer
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Elmer is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmer
- Hector
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Hector is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hector
- Harrison Valley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Harrison Valley is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison Valley
- Clinton County
- Hammersley Fork
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Hammersley Fork is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammersley Fork
- McKean County
- The following are listed by their distance from Newfield Junction, with the one closest to Newfield Junction listed first.
- Myrtle
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Myrtle is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtle
- Port Allegany
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Gardeau
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Gardeau is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardeau
- Sartwell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Sartwell is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sartwell
- Larabee
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Larabee is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larabee
- Eldred
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Crosby
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Crosby is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crosby
- Tioga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Newfield Junction, with the one closest to Newfield Junction listed first.
- Potter Brook
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Potter Brook is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter Brook
- Westfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Gurnee
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Gurnee is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gurnee
- Manhattan
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Manhattan is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manhattan
- Cowanesque
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Cowanesque is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowanesque
- Austinburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Austinburg is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austinburg
- Knoxville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Ansonia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Asaph
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Asaph is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asaph
- Marsh Creek
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Marsh Creek is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marsh Creek
- Thumptown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Thumptown is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thumptown
- Osceola
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Osceola is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola
- Allegany County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Newfield Junction, with the one closest to Newfield Junction listed first.
- Paynesville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Paynesville is located in Allegany County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynesville
- Whitesville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Hallsport
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Hallsport is located in Allegany County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallsport
- Independence
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Independence is located in Allegany County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
- Stannards
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Stannards is located in Allegany County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stannards
- Alma
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Alma is located in Allegany County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
- Pikeville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pikeville is located in Allegany County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikeville
- Wellsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Petrolia
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Petrolia is located in Allegany County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petrolia
- Dyke
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Dyke is located in Allegany County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyke
- Elm Valley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Elm Valley is located in Allegany County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Valley
- Allentown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Cattaraugus County (NY)
- Portville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Steuben County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Newfield Junction, with the one closest to Newfield Junction listed first.
- Rexville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- South Troupsburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- South Troupsburg is located in Steuben County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Troupsburg
- Troupsburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Greenwood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jasper
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Woodhull
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hartsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Hartsville is located in Steuben County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsville
- South Canisteo
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- South Canisteo is located in Steuben County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Canisteo
- Hedgesville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hedgesville is located in Steuben County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedgesville
- Canisteo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Adrian
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Adrian is located in Steuben County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adrian
- Van Vleet
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Van Vleet is located in Steuben County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Vleet
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Newfield Junction, see our County-by-County Page for Newfield Junction.
Cemeteries Near Newfield Junction ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Newfield Junction.
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 Newfield Junction - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Newfield Junction covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Newfield Junction, with the one closest to Newfield Junction listed first.
- Ulysses Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sweden Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ford Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- North Bingham Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Briggs Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Spring Mills Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Graves Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lovel Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Riverview Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Kenyon Road Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Eulalia Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ayers Hill Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (174 more) ...
- West Branch Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hillside Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Whitesville Rural Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 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 Newfield Junction in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Newfield Junction.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Newfield Junction, with the one closest to Newfield Junction listed first.
- Newfield
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Newfield is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newfield
- Gold
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Gold is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold
- Raymond
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Raymond is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond
- Brookland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Brookland is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookland
- Ulysses
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Andrews Settlement
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Andrews Settlement is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andrews Settlement
- Sweden
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Sweden is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweden
- West Bingham
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- West Bingham is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bingham
- Ellisburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Ellisburg is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellisburg
- Colesburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Colesburg is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colesburg
- Loucks Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Loucks Mills is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loucks Mills
- Bingham Center
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Bingham Center is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bingham Center
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Genesee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Genesee is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genesee
- West Pike
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- West Pike is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Pike
- Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mills is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Newfield Junction. See our List of 1890's Communities around Newfield Junction.
Newspapers Published in Newfield Junction ...
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 81 newspapers that have been published in the area around Newfield Junction.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Newfield Junction, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Newfield Junction.
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 Newfield Junction:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Potter County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clinton County
- McKean County
- Tioga County
- Allegany County
- Cattaraugus 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- Newfield Junction) 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 Newfield Junction, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |