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 Roundtop (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 Roundtop. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Roundtop 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 Roundtop. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Roundtop:
- Tioga County (The home county of Roundtop)
- The following are listed by their distance from Roundtop, with the one closest to Roundtop listed first.
- Brownlee
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Brownlee is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownlee
- Wellsboro
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Charleston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Charleston is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
- Cherry Flats
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cherry Flats is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Flats
- Balsam
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Balsam is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balsam
- West Covington
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- West Covington is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Covington
- Whitneyville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Whitneyville is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitneyville
- Antrim
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Antrim is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antrim
- Landrus
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Landrus is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landrus
- Thumptown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Thumptown is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thumptown
- Marsh Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Marsh Creek is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marsh Creek
- Hoytville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Hoytville is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoytville
- Bradford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Roundtop, with the one closest to Roundtop listed first.
- Canton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Covert
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Covert is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covert
- Sylvania
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Sylvania is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvania
- Population from the 2020 Census: 209 people
- Alba
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Alba is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alba
- Population from the 2020 Census: 147 people
- Minnequa
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Minnequa is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnequa
- Austinville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Austinville is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austinville
- Columbia Cross Roads
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Columbia Cross Roads is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia Cross Roads
- Troy
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Windfall
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Windfall is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windfall
- Coryland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Coryland is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coryland
- West Leroy
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- West Leroy is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Leroy
- Berrytown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Berrytown is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrytown
- Lycoming County
- The following are listed by their distance from Roundtop, with the one closest to Roundtop listed first.
- Lorenton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Lorenton is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorenton
- Oregon Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Oregon Hill is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oregon Hill
- Hilborn
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Hilborn is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilborn
- White Pine
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- White Pine is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Pine
- Ralston
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ralston is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ralston
- Brookside
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Brookside is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookside
- Carsontown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Carsontown is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carsontown
- Chemung
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Chemung is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chemung
- English Mills
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- English Mills is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Mills
- Jersey Mills
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Ellenton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ellenton is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellenton
- Picture Rocks
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Picture Rocks is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Picture Rocks
- Population from the 2020 Census: 643 people
- Potter County
- The following are listed by their distance from Roundtop, with the one closest to Roundtop listed first.
- Galeton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Hector
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hector is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hector
- Sunderlinville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Sunderlinville is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunderlinville
- Elmer
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Elmer is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmer
- New Bergen ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- New Bergen is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bergen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 818 people
- Harrison Valley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Harrison Valley is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison Valley
- North Fork
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- North Fork is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Fork
- Ulysses
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Brookland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Brookland is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookland
- Sullivan County
- Piatt
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Piatt is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piatt
- Chemung County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Roundtop, with the one closest to Roundtop listed first.
- Sagetown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sagetown is located in Chemung County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sagetown
- Webb Mills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Webb Mills is located in Chemung County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb Mills
- Pine City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Steuben County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Roundtop, with the one closest to Roundtop listed first.
- Lindley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Van Vleet
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Van Vleet is located in Steuben County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Vleet
- South Troupsburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- South Troupsburg is located in Steuben County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Troupsburg
- Presho
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Presho is located in Steuben County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Presho
- Caton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Caton is located in Steuben County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caton
- Addison
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Woodhull
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Troupsburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rathbone
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Rathbone is located in Steuben County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rathbone
- Hedgesville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- 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 Roundtop, see our County-by-County Page for Roundtop.
Cemeteries Near Roundtop ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Roundtop.
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 Roundtop - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Roundtop covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Roundtop, with the one closest to Roundtop listed first.
- Shumway Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Welsh Settlement Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Academy Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Tioga County Memorial Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Dartt Settlement Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Wellsboro Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Butler Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Stony Fork / Butler Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Antrim Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Elk Run Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bullock Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- West Branch Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Continue List (149 more) ...
- Niles Valley Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Gray Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Ansonia Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Roundtop had a population of 42 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Roundtop, with the one closest to Roundtop listed first.
- Brownlee
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Brownlee is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownlee
- Wellsboro
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cherry Flats
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cherry Flats is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Flats
- Charleston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Charleston is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
- Balsam
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Balsam is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balsam
- Antrim
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Antrim is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antrim
- Landrus
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Landrus is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landrus
- West Covington
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- West Covington is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Covington
- Stokesdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Stokesdale is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stokesdale
- Stony Fork
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Stony Fork is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Fork
- Draper
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Draper is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draper
- Arnot
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Mardin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mardin is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mardin
- Niles Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Niles Valley is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niles Valley
- Hoytville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Hoytville is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoytville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Roundtop. See our List of 1890's Communities around Roundtop.
Newspapers Published in Roundtop ...
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 69 newspapers that have been published in the area around Roundtop.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Roundtop, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Roundtop.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Roundtop:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Tioga County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bradford County
- Lycoming County
- Potter County
- Sullivan County
- Chemung 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 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Roundtop) 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 Roundtop, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |