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 Shortsville (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 Shortsville. 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.
Shortsville 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 Shortsville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Shortsville:
- Tioga County (The home county of Shortsville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Shortsville, with the one closest to Shortsville listed first.
- Keeneyville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Keeneyville is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keeneyville
- Niles Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Niles Valley is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niles Valley
- Asaph
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Asaph is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asaph
- Marsh Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Marsh Creek is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marsh Creek
- Farmington Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Farmington Hill is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington Hill
- Knoxville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hammond
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Hammond is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond
- Elkland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Osceola
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Osceola is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola
- Cowanesque
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cowanesque is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowanesque
- Ansonia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Wellsboro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Charleston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Charleston is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
- Bradford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shortsville, with the one closest to Shortsville listed first.
- Austinville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Austinville is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austinville
- Coryland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Coryland is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coryland
- Sylvania
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Sylvania is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvania
- Population from the 2020 Census: 209 people
- Covert
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Covert is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covert
- Columbia Cross Roads
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Columbia Cross Roads is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia Cross Roads
- Alba
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Alba is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alba
- Population from the 2020 Census: 147 people
- Gillett
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Gillett is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillett
- Troy
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Canton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Berrytown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Berrytown is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrytown
- Minnequa
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Minnequa is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnequa
- Lycoming County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shortsville, with the one closest to Shortsville listed first.
- Lorenton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Lorenton is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorenton
- Oregon Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Oregon Hill is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oregon Hill
- Hilborn
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Hilborn is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilborn
- Potter County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shortsville, with the one closest to Shortsville listed first.
- Hector
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Hector is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hector
- Elmer
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Elmer is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmer
- Sunderlinville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Sunderlinville is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunderlinville
- North Fork
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- North Fork is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Fork
- Harrison Valley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Harrison Valley is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison Valley
- Galeton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ulysses
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Brookland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Brookland is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookland
- North Bingham
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- North Bingham is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bingham
- Newfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Newfield is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newfield
- New Bergen ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 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
- Gold
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Gold is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold
- West Bingham
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- 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 Shortsville, with the one closest to Shortsville listed first.
- Whitesville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Independence
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Independence is located in Allegany County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
- Paynesville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Paynesville is located in Allegany County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynesville
- Hallsport
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hallsport is located in Allegany County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallsport
- Andover
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Chemung County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Shortsville, with the one closest to Shortsville listed first.
- Sagetown
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Sagetown is located in Chemung County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sagetown
- Webb Mills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Webb Mills is located in Chemung County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb Mills
- Pine City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Big Flats
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Southport
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Southport is located in Chemung County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southport
- West Elmira
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- West Elmira is located in Chemung County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Elmira
- Steuben County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Shortsville, with the one closest to Shortsville listed first.
- Van Vleet
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Van Vleet is located in Steuben County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Vleet
- South Troupsburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- South Troupsburg is located in Steuben County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Troupsburg
- Woodhull
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Lindley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Troupsburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Addison
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Hedgesville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Hedgesville is located in Steuben County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedgesville
- Rathbone
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Rathbone is located in Steuben County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rathbone
- Presho
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Presho is located in Steuben County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Presho
- Jasper
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Cameron Mills
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Caton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Caton is located in Steuben County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caton
- Rexville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Shortsville, see our County-by-County Page for Shortsville.
Cemeteries Near Shortsville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Shortsville.
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 Shortsville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Shortsville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Shortsville, with the one closest to Shortsville listed first.
- Short Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Middlebury Union Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Cloos Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lee Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Niles Valley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Butler Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Peters Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Carpenter Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- McCollum Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mourey Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Valley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Riverside Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (224 more) ...
- Swimley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Ackley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Ansonia Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
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 Shortsville in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Shortsville.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Shortsville, with the one closest to Shortsville listed first.
- Keeneyville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Keeneyville is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keeneyville
- Little Marsh
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Little Marsh is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Marsh
- Niles Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Niles Valley is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niles Valley
- Middlebury Center
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Elbridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Elbridge is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elbridge
- Asaph
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Asaph is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asaph
- Marsh Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Marsh Creek is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marsh Creek
- Stokesdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Stokesdale is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stokesdale
- Crooked Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Crooked Creek is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crooked Creek
- Farmington Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Farmington Hill is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington Hill
- Knoxville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ansonia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Wellsboro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Hammond
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Hammond is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond
- Elkland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Shortsville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Shortsville.
Newspapers Published in Shortsville ...
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 80 newspapers that have been published in the area around Shortsville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Shortsville, 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 Shortsville.
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 Shortsville:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Tioga County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bradford County
- Lycoming County
- Potter County
- Allegany 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- Shortsville) 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 Shortsville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |