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 Raymond (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 Raymond. 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.
Raymond is located in Potter 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 Potter County: Allegany (NY), Steuben (NY), Cameron, Clinton, Lycoming, McKean & Tioga.
Below are the counties that are near Raymond. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Raymond:
- Potter County (The home county of Raymond)
- The following are listed by their distance from Raymond, with the one closest to Raymond listed first.
- Gold
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Gold is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold
- Newfield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Newfield is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newfield
- Brookland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Brookland is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookland
- Ellisburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Ellisburg is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellisburg
- Ulysses
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- West Bingham
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- West Bingham is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bingham
- Genesee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Genesee is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genesee
- Sweden Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sweden Valley is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweden Valley
- Oswayo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Oswayo is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oswayo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 130 people
- Ayers Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ayers Hill is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayers Hill
- Coudersport
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Coneville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Coneville is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coneville
- Hebron
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Hebron is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
- Clinton County
- Hammersley Fork
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Hammersley Fork is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammersley Fork
- McKean County
- The following are listed by their distance from Raymond, with the one closest to Raymond listed first.
- Myrtle
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Myrtle is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtle
- Port Allegany
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Gardeau
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Gardeau is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardeau
- Sartwell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Sartwell is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sartwell
- Larabee
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Larabee is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larabee
- Eldred
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Crosby
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Crosby is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crosby
- Smethport
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Tioga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Raymond, with the one closest to Raymond listed first.
- Potter Brook
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Potter Brook is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter Brook
- Gurnee
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Gurnee is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gurnee
- Westfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Manhattan
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Manhattan is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manhattan
- Cowanesque
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Cowanesque is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowanesque
- Austinburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Austinburg is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austinburg
- Knoxville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Ansonia
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Asaph
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Asaph is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asaph
- Marsh Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Marsh Creek is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marsh Creek
- Thumptown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Thumptown is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thumptown
- Osceola
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Osceola is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola
- Balsam
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Balsam is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balsam
- Allegany County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Raymond, with the one closest to Raymond listed first.
- Paynesville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Paynesville is located in Allegany County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynesville
- Whitesville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Hallsport
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Hallsport is located in Allegany County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallsport
- Alma
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Alma is located in Allegany County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
- Stannards
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Stannards is located in Allegany County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stannards
- Independence
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Independence is located in Allegany County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
- Pikeville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pikeville is located in Allegany County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikeville
- Petrolia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Petrolia is located in Allegany County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petrolia
- Wellsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Allentown
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Sawyer
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Sawyer is located in Allegany County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawyer
- Vosburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Vosburg is located in Allegany County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vosburg
- Dyke
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Dyke is located in Allegany County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyke
- Cattaraugus County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Raymond, with the one closest to Raymond listed first.
- Portville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Weston Mills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Weston Mills is located in Cattaraugus County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston Mills
- Westons Mills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Steuben County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Raymond, with the one closest to Raymond listed first.
- Rexville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- South Troupsburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- South Troupsburg is located in Steuben County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Troupsburg
- Troupsburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Greenwood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jasper
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Woodhull
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hartsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Hartsville is located in Steuben County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsville
- South Canisteo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- South Canisteo is located in Steuben County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Canisteo
- Hedgesville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hedgesville is located in Steuben County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedgesville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Raymond, see our County-by-County Page for Raymond.
Cemeteries Near Raymond ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Raymond.
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 Raymond - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Raymond covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Raymond, with the one closest to Raymond listed first.
- Sweden Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ford Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Ulysses Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Eulalia Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ayers Hill Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- North Bingham Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Briggs Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Graves Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Spring Mills Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- St. Eulalias Catholic Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Eulalias Catholic Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Eulalias Catholic Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Coudersport.
- The St. Eulalias Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Eulalias Cemetery
- Anson Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jackson Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (171 more) ...
- Kenyon Road Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Beech Hill Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Yorks Corners Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
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.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Raymond had a population of 65 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Raymond, with the one closest to Raymond listed first.
- Gold
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Gold is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold
- Newfield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Newfield is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newfield
- Brookland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Brookland is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookland
- Andrews Settlement
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Andrews Settlement is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andrews Settlement
- Colesburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Colesburg is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colesburg
- Sweden
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Sweden is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweden
- Ellisburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Ellisburg is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellisburg
- Ulysses
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- West Bingham
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- West Bingham is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bingham
- Bingham Center
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bingham Center is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bingham Center
- Sweden Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sweden Valley is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweden Valley
- Genesee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Genesee is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genesee
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Loucks Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Loucks Mills is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loucks Mills
- West Pike
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- West Pike is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Pike
- Oswayo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Oswayo is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oswayo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 130 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Raymond. See our List of 1890's Communities around Raymond.
Newspapers Published in Raymond ...
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 90 newspapers that have been published in the area around Raymond.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Raymond, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Raymond.
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 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 Raymond:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Potter County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clinton County
- McKean County
- Tioga County
- Allegany County
- Cattaraugus County
- Steuben County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Pennsylvania
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> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Raymond, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Raymond) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |