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 Sizerville (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 Sizerville. 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.
Sizerville 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 Sizerville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Sizerville:
- Cameron County (The home county of Sizerville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sizerville, with the one closest to Sizerville listed first.
- Emporium
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Weber City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Weber City is located in Cameron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weber City
- Cameron
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Cameron is located in Cameron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron
- Beechwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Beechwood is located in Cameron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechwood
- Huntley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Huntley is located in Cameron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntley
- Driftwood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Mix Run
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Mix Run is located in Cameron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mix Run
- Wyside
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Wyside is located in Cameron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyside
- Clearfield County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sizerville, with the one closest to Sizerville listed first.
- Tyler
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Tyler is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyler
- Pottersdale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Pottersdale is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottersdale
- Clinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sizerville, with the one closest to Sizerville listed first.
- Hammersley Fork
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hammersley Fork is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammersley Fork
- Bitumen
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bitumen is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bitumen
- Cooks Run
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cooks Run is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Run
- Keating
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Keating is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keating
- Westport
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Renovo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- South Renovo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- South Renovo is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Renovo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 422 people
- Farwell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Farwell is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farwell
- North Bend
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Elk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sizerville, with the one closest to Sizerville listed first.
- Dents Run
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Dents Run is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dents Run
- Grant
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Grant is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant
- Instanter
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Instanter is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Instanter
- Benezette
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Marys
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Streights
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Streights is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Streights
- Caledonia
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Caledonia is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
- Byrnedale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Johnsonburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Johnsonburg is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsonburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,264 people
- Wilcox
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Dagus Mines
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Dagus Mines is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dagus Mines
- Scattertown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Scattertown is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scattertown
- Whistletown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Whistletown is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whistletown
- McKean County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sizerville, with the one closest to Sizerville listed first.
- Gardeau
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Gardeau is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardeau
- Crosby
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Crosby is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crosby
- Port Allegany
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Clermont
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Clermont is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clermont
- Smethport
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Sartwell
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Sartwell is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sartwell
- Hutchins
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Hutchins is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutchins
- Larabee
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Larabee is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larabee
- Freeman
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Freeman is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman
- Mount Jewett
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Wrights Corners
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Wrights Corners is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrights Corners
- Simpson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Simpson is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson
- Aiken
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Aiken is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aiken
- Potter County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sizerville, with the one closest to Sizerville listed first.
- Austin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Inez
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Inez is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inez
- Roulette
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Ayers Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ayers Hill is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayers Hill
- Coudersport
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Williston
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Williston is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williston
- Sweden Valley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sweden Valley is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweden Valley
- Hebron
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Hebron is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
- Coneville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Coneville is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coneville
- Millport
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Millport is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millport
- Oswayo
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Oswayo is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oswayo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 130 people
- New Bergen ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- New Bergen is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bergen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 818 people
- Shinglehouse
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Allegany County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sizerville, with the one closest to Sizerville listed first.
- Bowler
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Bowler is located in Allegany County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowler
- Alma
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Alma is located in Allegany County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
- Little Genesee
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Sizerville, see our County-by-County Page for Sizerville.
Cemeteries Near Sizerville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sizerville.
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 Sizerville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Sizerville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Sizerville, with the one closest to Sizerville listed first.
- Newton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- St. Marks Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Rich Valley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Forksville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Costello Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Rees Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Wharton Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Moores Run Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Gilmore Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Brooks Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Hill Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Continue List (70 more) ...
- Pine St. Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Reed Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- St. Eulalias Catholic Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Eulalias Catholic Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Eulalias Catholic Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Coudersport.
- The St. Eulalias Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Eulalias Cemetery
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 Sizerville had a population of 163 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Sizerville, with the one closest to Sizerville listed first.
- Gardeau
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Gardeau is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardeau
- Emporium
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Austin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Costello
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Costello is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Costello
- Cameron
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Cameron is located in Cameron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron
- Odin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Odin is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odin
- Wharton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Wharton is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wharton
- Norwich
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Norwich is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwich
- Wrights
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Wrights is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrights
- Truman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Truman is located in Cameron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truman
- Beechwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Beechwood is located in Cameron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechwood
- Sterling Run
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Sterling Run is located in Cameron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling Run
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- First Fork
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- First Fork is located in Cameron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for First Fork
- Logue
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Logue is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logue
- Inez
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Inez is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inez
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Sizerville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Sizerville.
Newspapers Published in Sizerville ...
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 88 newspapers that have been published in the area around Sizerville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Sizerville, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Sizerville.
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 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 Sizerville:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Cameron County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clearfield County
- Clinton County
- Elk County
- McKean County
- Potter County
- Allegany 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 Sizerville, 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 from Point A (ie- Sizerville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |