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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Purple Brook. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Purple Brook to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Purple Brook, please Contact Us.
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 Purple Brook (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 Purple Brook. 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 Purple Brook ...
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 Purple Brook: Purple Brk.
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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Purple Brook is historic, it would have been located within present day 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 Purple Brook. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Purple Brook:
- Tioga County (The home county of Purple Brook)
- The following are listed by their distance from Purple Brook, with the one closest to Purple Brook listed first.
- Austinburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Austinburg is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austinburg
- Cowanesque
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cowanesque is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowanesque
- Westfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Knoxville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Potter Brook
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Potter Brook is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter Brook
- Osceola
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Osceola is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola
- Elkland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Gurnee
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Gurnee is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gurnee
- Keeneyville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Keeneyville is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keeneyville
- Farmington Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Farmington Hill is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington Hill
- Manhattan
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Manhattan is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manhattan
- Asaph
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Asaph is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asaph
- Marsh Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Marsh Creek is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marsh Creek
- Potter County
- The following are listed by their distance from Purple Brook, with the one closest to Purple Brook listed first.
- North Fork
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- North Fork is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Fork
- Elmer
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Elmer is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmer
- Harrison Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Harrison Valley is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison Valley
- Hector
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hector is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hector
- Sunderlinville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sunderlinville is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunderlinville
- North Bingham
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- North Bingham is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bingham
- Ulysses
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- West Bingham
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- West Bingham is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bingham
- Newfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Newfield is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newfield
- Galeton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Brookland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Brookland is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookland
- Gold
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Gold is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold
- Genesee
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Genesee is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genesee
- Allegany County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Purple Brook, with the one closest to Purple Brook listed first.
- Whitesville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Independence
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Independence is located in Allegany County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
- Paynesville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Paynesville is located in Allegany County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynesville
- Hallsport
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Hallsport is located in Allegany County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallsport
- Andover
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Elm Valley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Elm Valley is located in Allegany County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Valley
- Dyke
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Dyke is located in Allegany County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyke
- Stannards
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Stannards is located in Allegany County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stannards
- Alfred
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Alfred is located in Allegany County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alfred
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,919 people
- Alfred has also been known as:
- Alfred village
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alfred <2>
- Wellsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Almond
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Phillips Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Phillips Creek is located in Allegany County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Creek
- Petrolia
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Petrolia is located in Allegany County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petrolia
- Chemung County (NY)
- Sagetown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Sagetown is located in Chemung County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sagetown
- Steuben County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Purple Brook, with the one closest to Purple Brook listed first.
- South Troupsburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- South Troupsburg is located in Steuben County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Troupsburg
- Troupsburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Woodhull
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rexville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jasper
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Hedgesville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hedgesville is located in Steuben County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedgesville
- Greenwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Van Vleet
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Van Vleet is located in Steuben County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Vleet
- South Canisteo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- South Canisteo is located in Steuben County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Canisteo
- Rathbone
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rathbone is located in Steuben County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rathbone
- Cameron
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Cameron Mills
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Addison
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Purple Brook, see our County-by-County Page for Purple Brook.
Cemeteries Near Purple Brook ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Purple Brook.
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 Purple Brook - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Purple Brook covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Purple Brook, with the one closest to Purple Brook listed first.
- Clark Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Plank Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Murdock Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Card Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Potter Street Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Champlin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Krusen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Rogers Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Riverside Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (263 more) ...
- Red Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Chenango Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Riverview Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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.
While we didn't find Purple Brook in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Purple Brook.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Purple Brook, with the one closest to Purple Brook listed first.
- Sylvester
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Sylvester is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvester
- Austinburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Austinburg is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austinburg
- South Troupsburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- South Troupsburg is located in Steuben County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Troupsburg
- Cowanesque
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cowanesque is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowanesque
- Brookfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Brookfield is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield
- Westfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- North Fork
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- North Fork is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Fork
- Troupsburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Potter Brook
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Potter Brook is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter Brook
- Knoxville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Harrison Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Harrison Valley is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison Valley
- Elmer
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Elmer is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmer
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Young Hickory
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Young Hickory is located in Steuben County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Hickory
- Sabinsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Sabinsville is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sabinsville
- Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Mills is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Purple Brook. See our List of 1890's Communities around Purple Brook.
Newspapers Published in Purple Brook ...
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 87 newspapers that have been published in the area around Purple Brook.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Purple Brook, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Purple Brook.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Purple Brook:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Tioga County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Potter County
- Allegany County
- Chemung County
- Steuben County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Pennsylvania
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Purple Brook, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Purple Brook) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |