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 Queens 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 Queens 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.
Name Variations for Queens Run ...
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.
While the name of this community is Queens Run, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Queens Run may originally have been Queen's Run.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Queens Run might be written as Queen Run.
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.
Queens Run is located in Clinton 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 Clinton County: Cameron, Centre, Clearfield, Lycoming, Potter & Union.
Below are the counties that are near Queens Run. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Queens Run:
- Clinton County (The home county of Queens Run)
- The following are listed by their distance from Queens Run, with the one closest to Queens Run listed first.
- Farrandsville
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Farrandsville is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farrandsville
- Swissdale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Swissdale is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swissdale
- Flemington
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Flemington is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flemington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,312 people
- Dunnstown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Dunnstown is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunnstown
- Lock Haven
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Castanea
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mill Hall
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Beech Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- McElhattan
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Youngdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Youngdale is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngdale
- Cedar Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Cedar Springs is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Springs
- Salona
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Salona is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salona
- Rote
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rote is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rote
- Centre County
- The following are listed by their distance from Queens Run, with the one closest to Queens Run listed first.
- Blanchard
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Blanchard is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanchard
- Monument
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Monument is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monument
- Howard
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Romola
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Romola is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romola
- Jacksonville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Jacksonville is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
- Rebersburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Wolfs Store
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Wolfs Store is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfs Store
- Livonia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Livonia is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livonia
- Madisonburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Madisonburg is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madisonburg
- Aaronsburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Fiedler
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Fiedler is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiedler
- Millheim
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Curtin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Curtin is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtin
- Clearfield County
- Pottersdale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Pottersdale is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottersdale
- Lycoming County
- The following are listed by their distance from Queens Run, with the one closest to Queens Run listed first.
- Jersey Shore
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Ramsey
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ramsey is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsey
- Jersey Mills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- English Mills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- English Mills is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Mills
- Antes Fort
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Antes Fort is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antes Fort
- Salladasburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Salladasburg is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salladasburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 223 people
- Hughesville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Collomsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Collomsville is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collomsville
- Linden
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Carsontown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Carsontown is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carsontown
- Brookside
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Brookside is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookside
- White Pine
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- White Pine is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Pine
- Grimesville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Grimesville is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grimesville
- Snyder County
- Troxelville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Troxelville is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troxelville
- Tioga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Queens Run, with the one closest to Queens Run listed first.
- Blackwell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Blackwell is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwell
- Hoytville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Hoytville is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoytville
- Pine
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Pine is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine
- Morris
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Queens Run, with the one closest to Queens Run listed first.
- Cherry Run
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Cherry Run is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Run
- Pardee
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Pardee is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pardee
- Hartleton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hartleton is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartleton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 275 people
- Laurelton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Laurelton is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurelton
- Glen Iron
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Glen Iron is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Iron
- Millmont
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Alvira ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Alvira is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvira
- Former name for Alvira:
- Wisetown
- Red Bank
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Red Bank is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bank
- Mazeppa
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mazeppa is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mazeppa
- Mifflinburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Allenwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Queens Run, see our County-by-County Page for Queens Run.
Cemeteries Near Queens Run ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Queens 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 Queens Run - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Queens Run covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Queens Run, with the one closest to Queens Run listed first.
- St. Marys Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- St. Agnes Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Beth Yehuda Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Fairview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Highland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Sunnyside Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Dunnstown UMC Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Brown Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Rest Haven Memorial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Disciples Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Cedar Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Bellevue Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Continue List (84 more) ...
- Clark Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hays - Fearon Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jersey Shore Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Queens Run had railroad service and no post office.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Queens Run, with the one closest to Queens Run listed first.
- Farrandsville
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Farrandsville is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farrandsville
- Flemington
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Flemington is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flemington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,312 people
- Lock Haven
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Castanea
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Beech Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Mill Hall
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Chatham Run
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Chatham Run is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatham Run
- Woolrich
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Woolrich is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woolrich
- Ferney
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Ferney is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferney
- Cedar Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Cedar Springs is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Springs
- Salona
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Salona is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salona
- McElhattan
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Rote
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rote is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rote
- Parvin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Parvin is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parvin
- Mackeyville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Mackeyville is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackeyville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Queens Run. See our List of 1890's Communities around Queens Run.
Newspapers Published in Queens 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 72 newspapers that have been published in the area around Queens Run.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Queens Run, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Queens 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 Queens Run:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Clinton County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Centre County
- Clearfield County
- Lycoming County
- Snyder County
- Tioga County
- Union County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Pennsylvania
Footnotes ...
| <1> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <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> | 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 Queens Run, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <5> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Queens Run) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |