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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 Pine 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 Pine 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 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.

Pine Run is located in Lycoming 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 Lycoming County: Bradford, Clinton, Columbia, Montour, Northumberland, Potter, Sullivan, Tioga & Union.

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

  • Lycoming County     (The home county of Pine Run)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pine Run, with the one closest to Pine Run listed first.
    • Linden
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Hughesville
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Salladasburg
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Salladasburg is located in Lycoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salladasburg
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 223 people
    • Antes Fort
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Antes Fort is located in Lycoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antes Fort
    • Grimesville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Grimesville is located in Lycoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grimesville
    • Jersey Shore
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Garden View
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Garden View is located in Lycoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden View
    • Newberry
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Newberry is located in Lycoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newberry
    • Picture Rocks
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Picture Rocks is located in Lycoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Picture Rocks
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 643 people
    • Collomsville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Collomsville is located in Lycoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collomsville
    • Duboistown
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Duboistown is located in Lycoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duboistown
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,170 people
    • Fairlawn
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Fairlawn is located in Lycoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairlawn
  • Centre County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pine Run, with the one closest to Pine Run listed first.
    • Livonia
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Livonia is located in Centre County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livonia
    • Wolfs Store
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Wolfs Store is located in Centre County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfs Store
    • Blanchard
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Blanchard is located in Centre County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanchard
    • Rebersburg
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Woodward
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Fiedler
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Fiedler is located in Centre County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiedler
    • Aaronsburg
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Madisonburg
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Madisonburg is located in Centre County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madisonburg
    • Jacksonville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jacksonville is located in Centre County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
    • Millheim
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Monument
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Monument is located in Centre County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monument
    • Coburn
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Clinton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pine Run, with the one closest to Pine Run listed first.
    • Rauchtown
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Rauchtown is located in Clinton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rauchtown
    • Avis
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Avis is located in Clinton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avis
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,476 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Avis <1>
    • McElhattan
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Youngdale
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Youngdale is located in Clinton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngdale
    • Swissdale
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Swissdale is located in Clinton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swissdale
    • Dunnstown
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Dunnstown is located in Clinton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunnstown
    • Castanea
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Lock Haven
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Loganton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Flemington
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Flemington is located in Clinton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flemington
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,312 people
    • Rote
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Rote is located in Clinton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rote
    • Cedar Springs
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Cedar Springs is located in Clinton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Springs
  • Montour County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pine Run, with the one closest to Pine Run listed first.
    • Exchange
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Exchange is located in Montour County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exchange
    • Washingtonville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Washingtonville is located in Montour County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washingtonville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 270 people
    • Mooresburg
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Mooresburg is located in Montour County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooresburg
  • Northumberland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pine Run, with the one closest to Pine Run listed first.
    • Dewart
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Watsontown
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • McEwensville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Milton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Milton is located in Northumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,550 people
    • Turbotville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Potts Grove
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Northumberland
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Snyder County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pine Run, with the one closest to Pine Run listed first.
    • Penns Creek
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Kratzerville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Kratzerville is located in Snyder County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kratzerville
    • Troxelville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Troxelville is located in Snyder County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troxelville
  • Sullivan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pine Run, with the one closest to Pine Run listed first.
    • Ogdonia
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Ogdonia is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogdonia
    • Hillsgrove
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Tioga County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pine Run, with the one closest to Pine Run listed first.
    • Liberty
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Liberty is located in Tioga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 230 people
    • Hartsfield
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Hartsfield is located in Tioga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsfield
    • Hoytville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Hoytville is located in Tioga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoytville
    • Sebring
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Sebring is located in Tioga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebring
    • Blackwell
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Blackwell is located in Tioga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwell
    • East Point
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • East Point is located in Tioga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Point
    • Morris
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Antrim
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Antrim is located in Tioga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antrim
    • Landrus
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Landrus is located in Tioga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landrus
    • Ogdensburg
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Ogdensburg is located in Tioga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogdensburg
    • Pine
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Pine is located in Tioga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine
    • Brownlee
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Brownlee is located in Tioga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownlee
  • Union County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pine Run, with the one closest to Pine Run listed first.
    • Alvira ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Alvira is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvira
      • Former name for Alvira:
      • Wisetown
    • Allenwood
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Red Bank
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Red Bank is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bank
    • Mazeppa
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Mazeppa is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mazeppa
    • New Columbia
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • West Milton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • West Milton is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Milton
    • Hartleton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Hartleton is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartleton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 275 people
    • Mifflinburg
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Laurelton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Laurelton is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurelton
    • Millmont
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Lewisburg
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Linntown
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Linntown is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linntown

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

Cemeteries Near Pine Run ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Pine 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 Pine Run - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Ft. Antes Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Anthony Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Jersey Shore Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Pine Creek Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Creek Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Pine Creek Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<2> to the south of Jersey Shore.
    • The Pine Creek Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Davidson Burying Ground
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #45774 <3>
  • Limestone Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Mosquito Valley Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Mt. Carmel Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Mound Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Wildwood Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Bellevue Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • St. Boniface Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Stolz Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (95 more) ...
    • Rest Haven Memorial Park
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • St. John's UMC Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Quaker Hill Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)

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 Pine Run in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Pine Run.

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

  • Larrys Creek
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Larrys Creek is located in Lycoming County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larrys Creek
  • Level Corner
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Level Corner is located in Lycoming County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Level Corner
  • Linden
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Hughesville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Nippono Park ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Nippono Park is located in Lycoming County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nippono Park
  • Nisbet
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Nisbet is located in Lycoming County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nisbet
  • Salladasburg
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Salladasburg is located in Lycoming County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salladasburg
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 223 people
  • Antes Fort
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Antes Fort is located in Lycoming County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antes Fort
  • Bastress
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Bastress is located in Lycoming County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bastress
  • Jersey Shore
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Oval
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Oval is located in Lycoming County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oval
  • Oriole
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Oriole is located in Lycoming County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oriole
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Collomsville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Collomsville is located in Lycoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collomsville
    • Newberry
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Newberry is located in Lycoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newberry
    • Picture Rocks
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Picture Rocks is located in Lycoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Picture Rocks
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 643 people

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

Newspapers Published in Pine 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 50 newspapers that have been published in the area around Pine Run.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Pine Run, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Pine Run.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Pine Run:

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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Pine Run) 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 Pine Run, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.