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 Painter Run (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 Painter Run. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and 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.
Painter Run 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 Painter Run. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Painter Run:
- Tioga County (The home county of Painter Run)
- The following are listed by their distance from Painter Run, with the one closest to Painter Run listed first.
- Mansfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Roseville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Roseville is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 184 people
- Tioga
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Mainesburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mainesburg is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mainesburg
- Hammond
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Hammond is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond
- Covington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- West Covington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- West Covington is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Covington
- Whitneyville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Whitneyville is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitneyville
- Lawrenceville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Lawrenceville is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 633 people
- Millerton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Millerton is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerton
- Farmington Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Farmington Hill is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington Hill
- Cherry Flats
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cherry Flats is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Flats
- Bradford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Painter Run, with the one closest to Painter Run listed first.
- Austinville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Austinville is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austinville
- Coryland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Coryland is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coryland
- Sylvania
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Sylvania is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvania
- Population from the 2020 Census: 209 people
- Columbia Cross Roads
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Columbia Cross Roads is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia Cross Roads
- Covert
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Covert is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covert
- Troy
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Gillett
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Gillett is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillett
- Berrytown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Berrytown is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrytown
- Alba
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Alba is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alba
- Population from the 2020 Census: 147 people
- Fassett
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fassett is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fassett
- Canton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Minnequa
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Minnequa is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnequa
- Lycoming County
- The following are listed by their distance from Painter Run, with the one closest to Painter Run listed first.
- Chemung
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Chemung is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chemung
- Lorenton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Lorenton is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorenton
- Ralston
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Ralston is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ralston
- Ellenton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ellenton is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellenton
- Oregon Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Oregon Hill is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oregon Hill
- Potter County
- The following are listed by their distance from Painter Run, with the one closest to Painter Run listed first.
- Hector
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Hector is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hector
- Elmer
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Elmer is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmer
- Sunderlinville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Sunderlinville is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunderlinville
- Harrison Valley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Harrison Valley is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison Valley
- North Fork
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- North Fork is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Fork
- Sullivan County
- Piatt
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Piatt is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piatt
- Chemung County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Painter Run, with the one closest to Painter Run listed first.
- Sagetown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sagetown is located in Chemung County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sagetown
- Webb Mills
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Webb Mills is located in Chemung County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb Mills
- Pine City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Southport
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Southport is located in Chemung County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southport
- West Elmira
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- West Elmira is located in Chemung County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Elmira
- Wellsburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Big Flats
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Elmira
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Elmira Heights
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Chemung
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Horseheads
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Pioneer Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Pioneer Village is located in Chemung County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Village
- Schuyler County (NY)
- Beaver Dams
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Steuben County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Painter Run, with the one closest to Painter Run listed first.
- Lindley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Caton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Caton is located in Steuben County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caton
- Presho
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Presho is located in Steuben County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Presho
- Van Vleet
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Van Vleet is located in Steuben County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Vleet
- South Corning
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- South Corning is located in Steuben County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Corning
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,080 people
- Corning
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Gang Mills
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Gang Mills is located in Steuben County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gang Mills
- Addison
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Painted Post
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Riverside
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Riverside is located in Steuben County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Population from the 2020 Census: 467 people
- Coopers Plains
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Rathbone
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Rathbone is located in Steuben County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rathbone
- Tioga County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Painter Run, with the one closest to Painter Run listed first.
- Waverly
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Lockwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Painter Run, see our County-by-County Page for Painter Run.
Cemeteries Near Painter Run ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Painter Run.
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 Painter Run - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Painter Run covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Painter Run, with the one closest to Painter Run listed first.
- Clark Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Prospect Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Oakwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Ripley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Tower Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Dailey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Mainesburg Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Smith Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Van Ness Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Pumpkin Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Maple Ridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Tioga Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- 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.
- Continue List (239 more) ...
- Whittaker Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Morrell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Bullock Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Painter Run had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Painter Run, with the one closest to Painter Run listed first.
- Lambs Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lambs Creek is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambs Creek
- Mansfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Mill Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Mill Creek is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Creek
- Tioga
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Mardin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mardin is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mardin
- Mainesburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mainesburg is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mainesburg
- Jackson Summit
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Jackson Summit is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Summit
- Somers Lane
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Somers Lane is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somers Lane
- Tioga Junction
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Tioga Junction is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tioga Junction
- Rising
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rising is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising
- Jobs Corners
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jobs Corners is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jobs Corners
- Trowbridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Trowbridge is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trowbridge
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Hammond
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Hammond is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond
- West Covington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- West Covington is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Covington
- Covington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Painter Run. See our List of 1890's Communities around Painter Run.
Newspapers Published in Painter Run ...
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 76 newspapers that have been published in the area around Painter Run.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Painter Run, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Painter Run.
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 Painter Run:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Tioga County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bradford County
- Lycoming County
- Potter County
- Sullivan County
- Chemung County
- Schuyler County
- Steuben County
- Tioga 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 Painter Run, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Painter Run) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |