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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 Sinnemahoning (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 Sinnemahoning. 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 southeast 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 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 east 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.

Sinnemahoning is located in Cameron 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 Cameron County: Clearfield, Clinton, Elk, McKean & Potter.

Below are the counties that are near Sinnemahoning. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Sinnemahoning:

  • Cameron County     (The home county of Sinnemahoning)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sinnemahoning, with the one closest to Sinnemahoning listed first.
    • Wyside
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Wyside is located in Cameron County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyside
    • Driftwood
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Huntley
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Huntley is located in Cameron County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntley
    • Mix Run
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Mix Run is located in Cameron County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mix Run
    • Cameron
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Cameron is located in Cameron County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron
    • Emporium
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Weber City
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Weber City is located in Cameron County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weber City
    • Beechwood
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Beechwood is located in Cameron County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechwood
  • Centre County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sinnemahoning, with the one closest to Sinnemahoning listed first.
    • Pine Glen
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Pine Glen is located in Centre County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Glen
    • Poorman Side
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Poorman Side is located in Centre County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poorman Side
    • Moshannon
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Moshannon is located in Centre County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moshannon
    • Clarence
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Pancake
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Pancake is located in Centre County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pancake
    • Snow Shoe
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Monument
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Monument is located in Centre County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monument
    • Casanova
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Casanova is located in Centre County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casanova
    • Romola
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Romola is located in Centre County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romola
    • North Philipsburg
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • North Philipsburg is located in Centre County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Philipsburg
    • Philipsburg
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Central City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Central City is located in Centre County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central City
    • Curtin
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Curtin is located in Centre County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtin
  • Clearfield County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sinnemahoning, with the one closest to Sinnemahoning listed first.
    • Pottersdale
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Pottersdale is located in Clearfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottersdale
    • Keewaydin
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Keewaydin is located in Clearfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keewaydin
    • Shiloh
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Shiloh is located in Clearfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
    • Kylertown
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Tyler
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Tyler is located in Clearfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyler
    • Mount Joy
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Mount Joy is located in Clearfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Joy
    • Woodland
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Morrisdale
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Wallaceton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Wallaceton is located in Clearfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallaceton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 300 people
    • Barrett
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Barrett is located in Clearfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrett
    • Clearfield
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Plymptonville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Plymptonville is located in Clearfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymptonville
    • Winterburn
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Winterburn is located in Clearfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterburn
  • Clinton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sinnemahoning, with the one closest to Sinnemahoning listed first.
    • Keating
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Keating is located in Clinton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keating
    • Bitumen
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Bitumen is located in Clinton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bitumen
    • Cooks Run
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Cooks Run is located in Clinton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Run
    • Hammersley Fork
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Hammersley Fork is located in Clinton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammersley Fork
    • Westport
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Renovo
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • South Renovo
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • South Renovo is located in Clinton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Renovo
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 422 people
    • Farwell
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Farwell is located in Clinton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farwell
    • North Bend
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Beech Creek
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Elk County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sinnemahoning, with the one closest to Sinnemahoning listed first.
    • Dents Run
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Dents Run is located in Elk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dents Run
    • Grant
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Grant is located in Elk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant
    • Benezette
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Caledonia
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Caledonia is located in Elk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
    • Byrnedale
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Scattertown
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Scattertown is located in Elk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scattertown
    • Saint Marys
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Dagus Mines
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Dagus Mines is located in Elk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dagus Mines
    • Kylers Corners
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Kylers Corners is located in Elk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kylers Corners
    • Instanter
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Instanter is located in Elk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Instanter
    • Challenge
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Challenge is located in Elk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Challenge
  • McKean County
    • Gardeau
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Gardeau is located in McKean County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardeau
  • Potter County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sinnemahoning, with the one closest to Sinnemahoning listed first.
    • Austin
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Inez
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Inez is located in Potter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inez
    • Ayers Hill
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Ayers Hill is located in Potter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayers Hill
    • New Bergen ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • New Bergen is located in Potter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bergen
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 818 people

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Sinnemahoning, see our County-by-County Page for Sinnemahoning.

Cemeteries Near Sinnemahoning ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sinnemahoning.

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 Sinnemahoning - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Sinnemahoning covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Sinnemahoning, with the one closest to Sinnemahoning listed first.

  • Miller Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Grove Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Mix Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Wyle Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Mason Hill Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Smith Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Pine St. Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Nelson Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Hicks Run Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Gilmore Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Ganoe Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Summerson Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (69 more) ...
    • New Maple Grove Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • McCoy Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Noyes Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 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>

While we didn't find Sinnemahoning in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Sinnemahoning.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Sinnemahoning, with the one closest to Sinnemahoning listed first.

  • Wyside
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Wyside is located in Cameron County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyside
  • Driftwood
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Huntley
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Huntley is located in Cameron County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntley
  • Mix Run
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Mix Run is located in Cameron County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mix Run
  • Sterling Run
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Sterling Run is located in Cameron County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling Run
  • First Fork
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • First Fork is located in Cameron County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for First Fork
  • Dents Run
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Dents Run is located in Elk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dents Run
  • Pottersdale
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Pottersdale is located in Clearfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottersdale
  • Cameron
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Cameron is located in Cameron County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron
  • Keating
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Keating is located in Clinton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keating
  • Cooks Run
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Cooks Run is located in Clinton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Run
  • Bitumen
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Bitumen is located in Clinton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bitumen
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Hammersley Fork
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Hammersley Fork is located in Clinton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammersley Fork
    • Grant
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Grant is located in Elk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant
    • Karthaus
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Sinnemahoning. See our List of 1890's Communities around Sinnemahoning.

Newspapers Published in Sinnemahoning ...

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 34 newspapers that have been published in the area around Sinnemahoning.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Sinnemahoning, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Sinnemahoning.

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 helpful 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 Sinnemahoning:

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 Sinnemahoning, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Sinnemahoning) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.