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 Shaytown (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 Shaytown. 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 hospitals 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.
Shaytown 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 Shaytown. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Shaytown:
- Potter County (The home county of Shaytown)
- The following are listed by their distance from Shaytown, with the one closest to Shaytown listed first.
- Millport
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Millport is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millport
- Shinglehouse
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Williston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Williston is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williston
- Coneville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Coneville is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coneville
- East Sharon
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- East Sharon is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Sharon
- Honeoye
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Honeoye is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honeoye
- Hebron
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hebron is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
- Chrystal
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Chrystal is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chrystal
- Oswayo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Oswayo is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oswayo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 130 people
- Roulette
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Coudersport
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ellisburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Ellisburg is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellisburg
- Cameron County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shaytown, with the one closest to Shaytown listed first.
- Emporium
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Weber City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Weber City is located in Cameron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weber City
- Elk County
- Instanter
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Instanter is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Instanter
- McKean County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shaytown, with the one closest to Shaytown listed first.
- Myrtle
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Myrtle is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtle
- Port Allegany
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sartwell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Sartwell is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sartwell
- Larabee
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Larabee is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larabee
- Eldred
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Crosby
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Crosby is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crosby
- Smethport
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Duke Center
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Duke Center is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duke Center
- Rixford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Rixford is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rixford
- Wrights Corners
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Wrights Corners is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrights Corners
- Rew
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Rew is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rew
- Summit
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Summit is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- Tioga County
- Potter Brook
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Potter Brook is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter Brook
- Allegany County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Shaytown, with the one closest to Shaytown listed first.
- Bowler
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bowler is located in Allegany County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowler
- Little Genesee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Alma
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Alma is located in Allegany County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
- Bolivar
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Kossuth
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Kossuth is located in Allegany County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kossuth
- Richburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Sawyer
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Sawyer is located in Allegany County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawyer
- Vosburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Vosburg is located in Allegany County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vosburg
- Pikeville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pikeville is located in Allegany County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikeville
- Allentown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Petrolia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Petrolia is located in Allegany County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petrolia
- West Clarksville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- West Clarksville is located in Allegany County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Clarksville
- Cattaraugus County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Shaytown, with the one closest to Shaytown listed first.
- Portville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Weston Mills
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Weston Mills is located in Cattaraugus County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston Mills
- Westons Mills
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Four Mile
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Four Mile is located in Cattaraugus County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Mile
- Rock City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rock City is located in Cattaraugus County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
- Olean
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Olean is located in Cattaraugus County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olean
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,371 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olean <1>
- Saint Bonaventure
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Allegany
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Harrisburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Harrisburg is located in Cattaraugus County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
- Chipmunk
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Chipmunk is located in Cattaraugus County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chipmunk
- Limestone
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Abbotts
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Abbotts is located in Cattaraugus County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbotts
- Steuben County (NY)
- Rexville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Shaytown, see our County-by-County Page for Shaytown.
Cemeteries Near Shaytown ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Shaytown.
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 Shaytown - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Shaytown covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Shaytown, with the one closest to Shaytown listed first.
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Lewis Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- St. Gabriels Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Fairview Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Card Creek Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Well Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Little Genesee Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Hill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Lyman Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Sunnyside Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (138 more) ...
- St. Marys Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Maple Lawn Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- East Portville Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
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.<2>
While we didn't find Shaytown in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Shaytown.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Shaytown, with the one closest to Shaytown listed first.
- Millport
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Millport is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millport
- Sharon Center
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sharon Center is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon Center
- Clara
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Clara is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clara
- Shinglehouse
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Williston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Williston is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williston
- Annin Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Annin Creek is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annin Creek
- East Sharon
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- East Sharon is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Sharon
- Hebron
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hebron is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
- Honeoye
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Honeoye is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honeoye
- Myrtle
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Myrtle is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtle
- Chrystal
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Chrystal is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chrystal
- Bowler
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bowler is located in Allegany County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowler
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- South Bolivar
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- South Bolivar is located in Allegany County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Bolivar
- Little Genesee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Port Allegany
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Shaytown. See our List of 1890's Communities around Shaytown.
Newspapers Published in Shaytown ...
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 100 newspapers that have been published in the area around Shaytown.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Shaytown, 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 Shaytown.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Shaytown:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Potter County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cameron County
- Elk 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> | 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 Shaytown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 drawn from Point A (ie- Shaytown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |