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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 North Ghent (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 North Ghent. 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 North Ghent ...

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 North Ghent: N. Ghent

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 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.

North Ghent is located in Bradford 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 Bradford County: Chemung (NY), Tioga (NY), Lycoming, Sullivan, Susquehanna, Tioga & Wyoming.

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

  • Bradford County     (The home county of North Ghent)
    • The following are listed by their distance from North Ghent, with the one closest to North Ghent listed first.
    • Bumpville
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Bumpville is located in Bradford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bumpville
    • Vawter
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Vawter is located in Bradford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vawter
    • Athens
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Ulster
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Rome
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Rome is located in Bradford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 400 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rome <1>
    • North Orwell
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • North Orwell is located in Bradford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Orwell
    • Sayre
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Sayre is located in Bradford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sayre
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,338 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sayre <1>
    • Allis Hollow
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Allis Hollow is located in Bradford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allis Hollow
    • Saco
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Saco is located in Bradford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saco
    • South Waverly
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • South Waverly is located in Bradford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Waverly
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,006 people
    • East Towanda
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • East Towanda is located in Bradford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Towanda
    • East Smithfield
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • East Smithfield is located in Bradford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Smithfield
  • Lycoming County
    • The following are listed by their distance from North Ghent, with the one closest to North Ghent listed first.
    • Chemung
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Chemung is located in Lycoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chemung
    • Ellenton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Ellenton is located in Lycoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellenton
  • Sullivan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from North Ghent, with the one closest to North Ghent listed first.
    • Dushore
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Millview
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Millview is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millview
    • Shinerville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Shinerville is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shinerville
    • Piatt
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Piatt is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piatt
    • Forksville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Lincoln Falls
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Lincoln Falls is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Falls
    • Bernice
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Bernice is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernice
  • Susquehanna County
    • The following are listed by their distance from North Ghent, with the one closest to North Ghent listed first.
    • Little Meadows
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Rushville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Rushville is located in Susquehanna County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushville
    • Friendsville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Choconut
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Choconut is located in Susquehanna County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choconut
    • Forest Lake
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Forest Lake is located in Susquehanna County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Lake
    • Fairdale
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Fairdale is located in Susquehanna County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairdale
    • Auburn Four Corners
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Auburn Four Corners is located in Susquehanna County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn Four Corners
    • Brackney
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Elk Lake
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Elk Lake is located in Susquehanna County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Lake
    • Montrose
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • South Montrose
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Tyler
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Tyler is located in Susquehanna County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyler
  • Tioga County
    • The following are listed by their distance from North Ghent, with the one closest to North Ghent listed first.
    • Millerton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Millerton is located in Tioga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerton
    • Roseville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Roseville is located in Tioga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 184 people
    • Mainesburg
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Mainesburg is located in Tioga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mainesburg
    • Gleason
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Gleason is located in Tioga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gleason
  • Wyoming County
    • The following are listed by their distance from North Ghent, with the one closest to North Ghent listed first.
    • Laceyville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Skinners Eddy
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Skinners Eddy is located in Wyoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skinners Eddy
    • Stowell
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Stowell is located in Wyoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stowell
    • Jenningsville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jenningsville is located in Wyoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenningsville
    • Meshoppen
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Forkston
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Forkston is located in Wyoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forkston
    • Mehoopany Station
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Mehoopany Station is located in Wyoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mehoopany Station
  • Broome County (NY)
    • The following are listed by their distance from North Ghent, with the one closest to North Ghent listed first.
    • Vestal
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Endicott
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Endicott is located in Broome County (NY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Endicott
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,425 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Endicott <1>
    • Endwell
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Willow Point
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Willow Point is located in Broome County (NY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Point
    • Hawleyton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Hawleyton is located in Broome County (NY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawleyton
    • Maine
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Maine is located in Broome County (NY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maine
    • Johnson City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Binghamton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Chemung County (NY)
    • The following are listed by their distance from North Ghent, with the one closest to North Ghent listed first.
    • Chemung
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Owens Mills
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Owens Mills is located in Chemung County (NY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owens Mills
    • Wellsburg
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Van Etten
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Southport
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Southport is located in Chemung County (NY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southport
    • Elmira
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Elmira is located in Chemung County (NY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmira
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,045 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elmira <1>
    • Erin
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Pine City
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • West Elmira
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • West Elmira is located in Chemung County (NY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Elmira
    • Webb Mills
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Webb Mills is located in Chemung County (NY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb Mills
    • Elmira Heights
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Horseheads
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Tioga County (NY)
    • The following are listed by their distance from North Ghent, with the one closest to North Ghent listed first.
    • Hoopers Valley
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Hoopers Valley is located in Tioga County (NY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoopers Valley
    • Nichols
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Waverly
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Waverly is located in Tioga County (NY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,110 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waverly <1>
    • Barton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Smithboro
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • East Nichols
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • East Nichols is located in Tioga County (NY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Nichols
    • Lounsberry
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Lounsberry is located in Tioga County (NY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lounsberry
    • Lockwood
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • South Owego
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • South Owego is located in Tioga County (NY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Owego
    • Owego
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Owego is located in Tioga County (NY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owego
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,823 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Owego <1>
    • Apalachin
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Campville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Campville is located in Tioga County (NY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campville
  • Tompkins County (NY)
    • West Danby
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • West Danby is located in Tompkins County (NY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Danby

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

Cemeteries Near North Ghent ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of North Ghent.

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 North Ghent - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for North Ghent covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Orange Hill Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Sheshequin Valley Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Ghent Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Bumpville Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Milan Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Rome Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Barnum Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Hornbrook Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Pond Hill Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • North Orwell Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Oak Hill Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Orwell Valley Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (302 more) ...
    • Tioga Point Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Mitchell Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Thomas Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)

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.<3>

While we didn't find North Ghent in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of North Ghent.

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

  • Ghent
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Ghent is located in Bradford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ghent
  • North Rome
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • North Rome is located in Bradford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Rome
  • Bumpville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Bumpville is located in Bradford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bumpville
  • Vawter
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Vawter is located in Bradford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vawter
  • Sheshequin
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Sheshequin is located in Bradford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheshequin
  • Ulster
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Athens
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Milan
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Milan is located in Bradford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milan
  • Hornbrook
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Hornbrook is located in Bradford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornbrook
  • Black
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Black is located in Bradford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black
  • Rome
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Rome is located in Bradford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 400 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rome <1>
  • Litchfield
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Litchfield is located in Bradford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Litchfield
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Greenes Landing
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Greenes Landing is located in Bradford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenes Landing
    • Quarry Glen
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Quarry Glen is located in Bradford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quarry Glen
    • North Orwell
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • North Orwell is located in Bradford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Orwell

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

Newspapers Published in North Ghent ...

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 34 newspapers that have been published in the area around North Ghent.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of North Ghent, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for North Ghent.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 North Ghent:

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>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 North Ghent, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>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 from Point A (ie- North Ghent) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.