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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 Potterville (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 Potterville. 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.

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

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

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

Cemeteries Near Potterville ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Potterville.

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 Potterville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Darling Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Darling Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Darling Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jillson Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jillson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jillson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Orwell Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Orwell Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Orwell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Orwell Valley Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Orwell Valley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Orwell Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • North Orwell Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Orwell Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the North Orwell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Rome Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Centerville Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Centerville Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Centerville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Coburn Dewing Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Coburn Dewing Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Coburn Dewing Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hughes Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hughes Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hughes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mercur Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • South Herrick Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the South Herrick Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the South Herrick Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Steadwell Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Steadwell Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Steadwell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Windham Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Windham Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Windham Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Waits Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Waits Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Waits Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Ballibay Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ballibay Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ballibay Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 Potterville had a population of 131 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • South Warren
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Orwell
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orwell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orwell
    • Orwell is located in Bradford County
  • South Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • West Warren
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Allis Hollow
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Le Raysville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Le Raysville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Le Raysville
    • Le Raysville is located in Bradford County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 271 people
  • Warren Center
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • North Orwell
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Rome
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rome have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
    • Rome is located in Bradford County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 400 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rome <3>
  • Herrickville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Prattville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prattville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prattville
    • Prattville is located in Bradford County
  • Windham
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Windham have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windham
    • Windham is located in Bradford County
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    • Cadis
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cadis have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadis
      • Cadis is located in Bradford County
    • Mercur
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mercur have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercur
      • Mercur is located in Bradford County
    • Warrenham
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warrenham have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrenham
      • Warrenham is located in Bradford County

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

Newspapers Published in Potterville ...

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 39 newspapers that have been published in the area around Potterville.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Potterville, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Potterville.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Potterville:

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

The official website for Bradford County: www.bradfordcountypa.org/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Potterville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>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 from Point A (ie- Potterville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Potterville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.8805, Longitude: -76.2351    









 

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