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 Rexford (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 Rexford. 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 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 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.
Rexford is located in 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 Rexford. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Rexford:
- Tioga County (The home county of Rexford)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rexford, with the one closest to Rexford listed first.
- Manhattan
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Manhattan is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manhattan
- Ansonia
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Gurnee
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Gurnee is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gurnee
- Asaph
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Asaph is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asaph
- Marsh Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Marsh Creek is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marsh Creek
- Thumptown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Thumptown is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thumptown
- Balsam
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Balsam is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balsam
- Wellsboro
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Pine
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pine is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine
- Westfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Cowanesque
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Cowanesque is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowanesque
- Keeneyville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Keeneyville is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keeneyville
- Clinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rexford, with the one closest to Rexford listed first.
- North Bend
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Farwell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Farwell is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farwell
- Hammersley Fork
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hammersley Fork is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammersley Fork
- Lycoming County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rexford, with the one closest to Rexford listed first.
- Hilborn
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Hilborn is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilborn
- Lorenton
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Lorenton is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorenton
- Oregon Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Oregon Hill is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oregon Hill
- Carsontown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Carsontown is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carsontown
- Jersey Mills
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Brookside
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Brookside is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookside
- White Pine
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- White Pine is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Pine
- English Mills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- English Mills is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Mills
- Potter County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rexford, with the one closest to Rexford listed first.
- Galeton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Sunderlinville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sunderlinville is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunderlinville
- Hector
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hector is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hector
- Elmer
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Elmer is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmer
- New Bergen ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- New Bergen is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bergen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 818 people
- Harrison Valley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Harrison Valley is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison Valley
- Ulysses
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Brookland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Brookland is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookland
- North Fork
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- North Fork is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Fork
- Newfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Newfield is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newfield
- Gold
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Gold is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold
- West Bingham
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- West Bingham is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bingham
- Allegany County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rexford, with the one closest to Rexford listed first.
- Whitesville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Paynesville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Paynesville is located in Allegany County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynesville
- Independence
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Independence is located in Allegany County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
- Hallsport
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hallsport is located in Allegany County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallsport
- Steuben County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rexford, with the one closest to Rexford listed first.
- South Troupsburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- South Troupsburg is located in Steuben County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Troupsburg
- Troupsburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Van Vleet
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Van Vleet is located in Steuben County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Vleet
- Woodhull
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Rexville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Jasper
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Lindley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Greenwood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Hedgesville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Hedgesville is located in Steuben County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedgesville
- Rathbone
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Rathbone is located in Steuben County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rathbone
- Addison
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Presho
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Presho is located in Steuben County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Presho
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Rexford, see our County-by-County Page for Rexford.
Cemeteries Near Rexford ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Rexford.
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 Rexford - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Rexford covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Rexford, with the one closest to Rexford listed first.
- Brookside Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Ansonia Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Baker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Nolton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Phoenix Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Maynard Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Larrison Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Byam Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- West Branch Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ackley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Butler Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Stony Fork / Butler Family Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (156 more) ...
- Lovel Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Swimley Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- West Branch Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
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>
While we didn't find Rexford in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Rexford.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Rexford, with the one closest to Rexford listed first.
- Manhattan
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Manhattan is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manhattan
- Gaines
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Gurnee
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Gurnee is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gurnee
- Ansonia
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Asaph
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Asaph is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asaph
- Marsh Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Marsh Creek is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marsh Creek
- Kennedy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kennedy is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy
- Tiadaghton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Tiadaghton is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiadaghton
- Mixtown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mixtown is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mixtown
- Galeton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Balsam
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Balsam is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balsam
- Sunderlinville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sunderlinville is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunderlinville
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Sabinsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Sabinsville is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sabinsville
- Draper
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Draper is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draper
- Stony Fork
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Stony Fork is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Fork
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Rexford. See our List of 1890's Communities around Rexford.
Newspapers Published in Rexford ...
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 71 newspapers that have been published in the area around Rexford.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Rexford, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Rexford.
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 Rexford:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Tioga County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clinton County
- Lycoming County
- Potter County
- Allegany 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> | 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- Rexford) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Rexford, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |