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 Owl Hollow (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 Owl Hollow. 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 Owl Hollow ...
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 Owl Hollow: Owl Holw. (or less commonly used: Owl Hlw. or Owl Hllw.)
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.
Owl Hollow 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 Owl Hollow. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Owl Hollow:
- Bradford County (The home county of Owl Hollow)
- The following are listed by their distance from Owl Hollow, with the one closest to Owl Hollow listed first.
- North Orwell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- North Orwell is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Orwell
- West Warren
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- West Warren is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Warren
- Bumpville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Bumpville is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bumpville
- Vawter
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Vawter is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vawter
- Warren Center
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Warren Center is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren Center
- Rome
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Potterville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Potterville is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potterville
- Athens
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Allis Hollow
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Allis Hollow is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allis Hollow
- South Warren
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- South Warren is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Warren
- Sayre
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- South Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- South Hill is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hill
- Susquehanna County
- The following are listed by their distance from Owl Hollow, with the one closest to Owl Hollow listed first.
- Little Meadows
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Friendsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Choconut
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Choconut is located in Susquehanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choconut
- Rushville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rushville is located in Susquehanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushville
- Forest Lake
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Forest Lake is located in Susquehanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Lake
- Brackney
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Fairdale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Fairdale is located in Susquehanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairdale
- Lawsville Center
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Lawsville Center is located in Susquehanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawsville Center
- Auburn Four Corners
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Auburn Four Corners is located in Susquehanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn Four Corners
- Elk Lake
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Elk Lake is located in Susquehanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Lake
- Montrose
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- South Montrose
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Tioga County
- Millerton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Millerton is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerton
- Wyoming County
- The following are listed by their distance from Owl Hollow, with the one closest to Owl Hollow listed first.
- Laceyville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Skinners Eddy
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Skinners Eddy is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skinners Eddy
- Jenningsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Jenningsville is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenningsville
- Stowell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Stowell is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stowell
- Meshoppen
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Broome County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Owl Hollow, with the one closest to Owl Hollow listed first.
- Endicott
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Vestal
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Endwell
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Willow Point
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Willow Point is located in Broome County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Point
- Maine
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Maine is located in Broome County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maine
- Hawleyton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Hawleyton is located in Broome County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawleyton
- Johnson City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Binghamton
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- New Ireland
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- New Ireland is located in Broome County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Ireland
- West Chenango
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- West Chenango is located in Broome County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Chenango
- Glen Aubrey
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Glen Castle
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Glen Castle is located in Broome County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Castle
- Chemung County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Owl Hollow, with the one closest to Owl Hollow listed first.
- 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
- Chemung
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Van Etten
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Wellsburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Erin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Elmira
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Southport
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Southport is located in Chemung County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southport
- Elmira Heights
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- West Elmira
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- West Elmira is located in Chemung County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Elmira
- Horseheads
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sullivanville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sullivanville is located in Chemung County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullivanville
- Pine City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Cortland County (NY)
- Harford Mills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Harford Mills is located in Cortland County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harford Mills
- Schuyler County (NY)
- Alpine
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Tioga County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Owl Hollow, with the one closest to Owl Hollow listed first.
- East Nichols
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- East Nichols is located in Tioga County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Nichols
- Nichols
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hoopers Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hoopers Valley is located in Tioga County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoopers Valley
- Smithboro
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lounsberry
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Lounsberry is located in Tioga County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lounsberry
- Barton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- South Owego
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- South Owego is located in Tioga County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Owego
- Owego
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Waverly
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Apalachin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Campville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Campville is located in Tioga County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campville
- Gaskill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Gaskill is located in Tioga County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaskill
- Tompkins County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Owl Hollow, with the one closest to Owl Hollow listed first.
- Caroline Center
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Caroline Center is located in Tompkins County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caroline Center
- White Church
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- White Church is located in Tompkins County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Church
- West Danby
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- West Danby is located in Tompkins County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Danby
- Danby
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Danby is located in Tompkins County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danby
- Besemer
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Besemer is located in Tompkins County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Besemer
- Slaterville Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Newfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Owl Hollow, see our County-by-County Page for Owl Hollow.
Cemeteries Near Owl Hollow ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Owl Hollow.
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 Owl Hollow - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Owl Hollow covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Owl Hollow, with the one closest to Owl Hollow listed first.
- Windham Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Old Riverside Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Waits Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Light Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Briggs Hollow Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Nichols Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Riverside Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Hughes Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Smithboro Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Smithboro Methodist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Barnum Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Bumpville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (358 more) ...
- North Orwell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Gibson Corners Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Asbury Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
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 Owl Hollow in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Owl Hollow.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Owl Hollow, with the one closest to Owl Hollow listed first.
- Windham Summit
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Windham Summit is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windham Summit
- Windham Center
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Windham Center is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windham Center
- Windham
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Windham is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windham
- Nichols
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- East Nichols
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- East Nichols is located in Tioga County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Nichols
- Litchfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Litchfield is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Litchfield
- North Orwell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- North Orwell is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Orwell
- Cadis
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Cadis is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadis
- Smithboro
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hoopers Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hoopers Valley is located in Tioga County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoopers Valley
- Vawter
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Vawter is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vawter
- Bumpville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Bumpville is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bumpville
- Continue List (20 more) ...
- West Warren
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- West Warren is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Warren
- Lounsberry
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Lounsberry is located in Tioga County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lounsberry
- Tioga Center
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Owl Hollow. See our List of 1890's Communities around Owl Hollow.
Newspapers Published in Owl Hollow ...
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 61 newspapers that have been published in the area around Owl Hollow.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Owl Hollow, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Owl Hollow.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Owl Hollow:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Bradford County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Susquehanna County
- Tioga County
- Wyoming County
- Broome County
- Chemung County
- Cortland County
- Schuyler County
- Tioga County
- Tompkins 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> | 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 Owl Hollow, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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 from Point A (ie- Owl Hollow) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |