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 Rising (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 Rising. 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 hospitals and doctors 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.
Rising 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 Rising. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Rising:
- Tioga County (The home county of Rising)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rising, with the one closest to Rising listed first.
- Lawrenceville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Lawrenceville is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 633 people
- Pritchard ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Pritchard is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pritchard
- Tioga
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Farmington Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Farmington Hill is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington Hill
- Hammond
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hammond is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond
- Millerton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Millerton is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerton
- Roseville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Roseville is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 184 people
- Elkland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Mansfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Osceola
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Osceola is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola
- Keeneyville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Keeneyville is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keeneyville
- Mainesburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mainesburg is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mainesburg
- Bradford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rising, with the one closest to Rising listed first.
- Coryland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Coryland is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coryland
- Austinville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Austinville is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austinville
- Gillett
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Gillett is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillett
- Sylvania
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sylvania is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvania
- Population from the 2020 Census: 209 people
- Fassett
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Fassett is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fassett
- Berrytown
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Berrytown is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrytown
- Columbia Cross Roads
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Columbia Cross Roads is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia Cross Roads
- Bentley Creek
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Bentley Creek is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentley Creek
- Covert
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Covert is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covert
- Troy
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Big Pond
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Big Pond is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Pond
- Middletown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Middletown is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
- Lycoming County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rising, with the one closest to Rising listed first.
- Chemung
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Chemung is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chemung
- Lorenton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Lorenton is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorenton
- Potter County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rising, with the one closest to Rising listed first.
- Elmer
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Elmer is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmer
- Hector
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Hector is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hector
- North Fork
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- North Fork is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Fork
- Harrison Valley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Harrison Valley is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison Valley
- Sunderlinville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Sunderlinville is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunderlinville
- Chemung County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rising, with the one closest to Rising listed first.
- Sagetown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sagetown is located in Chemung County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sagetown
- Webb Mills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Webb Mills is located in Chemung County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb Mills
- Pine City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Big Flats
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- West Elmira
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- West Elmira is located in Chemung County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Elmira
- Southport
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Southport is located in Chemung County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southport
- Elmira Heights
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Elmira
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Wellsburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Horseheads
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Pioneer Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Pioneer Village is located in Chemung County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Village
- Post Creek
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Post Creek is located in Chemung County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Creek
- Schuyler County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rising, with the one closest to Rising listed first.
- Beaver Dams
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Moreland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Moreland is located in Schuyler County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moreland
- Townsend
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Townsend is located in Schuyler County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townsend
- Wedgewood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Wedgewood is located in Schuyler County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wedgewood
- Catharine
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Catharine is located in Schuyler County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catharine
- Montour Falls
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Odessa
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Steuben County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rising, with the one closest to Rising listed first.
- Lindley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Caton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Caton is located in Steuben County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caton
- Presho
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Presho is located in Steuben County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Presho
- Van Vleet
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Van Vleet is located in Steuben County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Vleet
- South Corning
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- South Corning is located in Steuben County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Corning
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,080 people
- Addison
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gang Mills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Gang Mills is located in Steuben County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gang Mills
- Corning
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Painted Post
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Riverside
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Riverside is located in Steuben County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Population from the 2020 Census: 467 people
- Coopers Plains
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Rathbone
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Rathbone is located in Steuben County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rathbone
- Tioga County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rising, with the one closest to Rising listed first.
- Lockwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Waverly
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Rising, see our County-by-County Page for Rising.
Cemeteries Near Rising ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Rising.
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 Rising - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Rising covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Rising, with the one closest to Rising listed first.
- Lawrenceville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Seelye Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Middaugh Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Tioga Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tioga Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Tioga Cemetery is located outside and to the west of Tioga.
- Fairview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Dailey Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Maple Ridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Morrell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Dickenson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Buchanan Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Alder Run Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Wheeler Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (299 more) ...
- Liberty Pole Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Tower Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Seeley Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 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.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Rising had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Rising, with the one closest to Rising listed first.
- Tioga Junction
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Tioga Junction is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tioga Junction
- Somers Lane
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Somers Lane is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somers Lane
- Pritchard ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Pritchard is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pritchard
- Tioga
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Tompkins
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Tompkins is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tompkins
- Lindley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Mill Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Mill Creek is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Creek
- Jackson Summit
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Jackson Summit is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Summit
- Farmington Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Farmington Hill is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington Hill
- Hammond
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hammond is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond
- Painter Run
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Painter Run is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Painter Run
- Trowbridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Trowbridge is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trowbridge
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Caton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Caton is located in Steuben County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caton
- Elbridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Elbridge is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elbridge
- Presho
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Presho is located in Steuben County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Presho
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Rising. See our List of 1890's Communities around Rising.
Newspapers Published in Rising ...
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 102 newspapers that have been published in the area around Rising.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Rising, 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 Rising.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Rising:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Tioga County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bradford County
- Lycoming County
- Potter County
- Chemung County
- Schuyler County
- Steuben County
- Tioga 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 Rising, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Rising) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |