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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 Pottersdale (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 Pottersdale. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most 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.

Pottersdale is located in Clearfield County.

To see how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Clearfield County: Cameron, Centre, Clinton, Elk, Indiana & Jefferson.

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

  • Clearfield County     (The home county of Pottersdale)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pottersdale, with the one closest to Pottersdale listed first.
    • Kylertown
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Shiloh
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Shiloh. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
      • Shiloh is located in Clearfield County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Shiloh
      • From Pottersdale to Shiloh
    • Morrisdale
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Wallaceton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Woodland
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • West Decatur
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Barrett
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Barrett. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrett
      • Barrett is located in Clearfield County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Barrett
      • From Pottersdale to Barrett
    • Chester Hill
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chester Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester Hill
      • Chester Hill is located in Clearfield County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 820 people
    • Mount Joy
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mount Joy. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Joy
      • Mount Joy is located in Clearfield County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Mount Joy
      • From Pottersdale to Mount Joy
    • Clearfield
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Plymptonville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plymptonville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymptonville
      • Plymptonville is located in Clearfield County
    • Hyde
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hyde have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyde
      • Hyde is located in Clearfield County
    • Osceola Mills
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Osceola Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola Mills
      • Osceola Mills is located in Clearfield County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,058 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Osceola Mills <1>
  • Cameron County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pottersdale, with the one closest to Pottersdale listed first.
    • Wyside
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wyside. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyside
      • Wyside is located in Cameron County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Wyside
      • From Pottersdale to Wyside
    • Driftwood
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Huntley
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Cameron
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Emporium
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Emporium have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emporium
      • Emporium is located in Cameron County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,770 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Emporium <1>
    • Weber City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weber City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weber City
      • Weber City is located in Cameron County
    • Beechwood
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Beechwood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechwood
      • Beechwood is located in Cameron County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Beechwood
      • From Pottersdale to Beechwood
  • Centre County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pottersdale, with the one closest to Pottersdale listed first.
    • Pine Glen
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Glen have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Glen
      • Pine Glen is located in Centre County
    • Moshannon
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Clarence
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarence have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarence
      • Clarence is located in Centre County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarence <1>
    • Pancake
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pancake. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pancake
      • Pancake is located in Centre County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Pancake
      • From Pottersdale to Pancake
    • Poorman Side
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Snow Shoe
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Snow Shoe have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Shoe
      • Snow Shoe is located in Centre County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 758 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Snow Shoe <1>
    • Casanova
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Monument
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monument have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monument
      • Monument is located in Centre County
    • North Philipsburg
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Philipsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Philipsburg
      • North Philipsburg is located in Centre County
    • Philipsburg
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Philipsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philipsburg
      • Philipsburg is located in Centre County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,678 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Philipsburg <1>
    • Romola
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Romola. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romola
      • Romola is located in Centre County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Romola
      • From Pottersdale to Romola
    • Central City
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Central City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central City
      • Central City is located in Centre County
    • South Philipsburg
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Philipsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Philipsburg
      • South Philipsburg is located in Centre County
  • Clinton County
  • Elk County

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

Cemeteries Near Pottersdale ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Pottersdale.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

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

  • Ganoe Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ganoe Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ganoe Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Nelson Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nelson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nelson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Keewaydin Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • St. Severin Old Log Church Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • St. Severins Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Severins Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Severins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Askey Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • St. Michaels Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Michaels Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Michaels Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Miller Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Miller Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Miller Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Murray Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Murray Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Murray Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Congress Hill Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Congress Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Congress Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Kylertown Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kylertown Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kylertown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (101 more) ...
    • Mix Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mix Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mix Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Shiloh Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Hunter Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hunter Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hunter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Pottersdale had a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Belford
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belford have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belford
    • Belford is located in Clearfield County
  • Karthaus
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Karthaus have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Karthaus
    • Karthaus is located in Clearfield County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Karthaus <1>
  • Pine Glen
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Glen have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Glen
    • Pine Glen is located in Centre County
  • Keewaydin
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Keewaydin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keewaydin
    • Keewaydin is located in Clearfield County
  • Frenchville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frenchville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchville
    • Frenchville is located in Clearfield County
  • Moshannon
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Gillintown
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gillintown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillintown
    • Gillintown is located in Centre County
  • Clarence
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarence have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarence
    • Clarence is located in Centre County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarence <1>
  • Keating
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Keating. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keating
    • Keating is located in Clinton County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Keating
    • From Pottersdale to Keating
  • Wyside
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wyside. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyside
    • Wyside is located in Cameron County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Wyside
    • From Pottersdale to Wyside
  • Peale
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peale
    • Peale is located in Clearfield County
  • Snow Shoe
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Snow Shoe have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Shoe
    • Snow Shoe is located in Centre County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 758 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Snow Shoe <1>
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Fountain
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fountain have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain
      • Fountain is located in Centre County
    • Lecontes Mills
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lecontes Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lecontes Mills
      • Lecontes Mills is located in Clearfield County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lecontes Mills <1>
    • Driftwood
      (12 miles [19.3 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 Pottersdale. See our List of 1890's Communities around Pottersdale.

Newspapers Published in Pottersdale ...

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 40 newspapers that have been published in the area around Pottersdale.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Pottersdale, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Pottersdale.

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 professional and volunteer 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 Pottersdale:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Pottersdale. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Clearfield County: www.clearfieldco.org/

The official website for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/

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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>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.
<5>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 Pottersdale, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Pottersdale) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Pottersdale. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.1658, Longitude: -78.0630    









 

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