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 South Branch (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 South Branch. 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.
Name Variations for South Branch ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
Another variation: Southbranch.
- A typical abbreviation for South Branch: S. Branch
You might be interested in other communities that are also named South Branch. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for South Branch.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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.
South Branch is located in Bradford 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 Bradford County: Chemung (NY), Tioga (NY), Lycoming, Sullivan, Susquehanna, Tioga & Wyoming.
Below are the counties that are near South Branch. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to South Branch:
- Bradford County (The home county of South Branch)
- The following are listed by their distance from South Branch, with the one closest to South Branch listed first.
- Evergreen
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Evergreen is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
- Marshview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Marshview is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshview
- New Albany
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Monroe
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Monroe is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 511 people
- Monroeton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- New Era
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- New Era is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Era
- Uhdey
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Uhdey is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uhdey
- Laddsburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Laddsburg is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laddsburg
- Franklindale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Franklindale is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklindale
- Overton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Overton is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overton
- Long Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Long Valley is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Valley
- Asylum
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Asylum is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asylum
- Homets Ferry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Homets Ferry is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homets Ferry
- Columbia County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Branch, with the one closest to South Branch listed first.
- Jamison City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Jamison City is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamison City
- Waller
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Waller is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waller
- Luzerne County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Branch, with the one closest to South Branch listed first.
- Ricketts ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Ricketts is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ricketts
- Red Rock
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Red Rock is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Rock
- Mossville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Mossville is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mossville
- Fairmount Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Fairmount Springs is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount Springs
- Harveys Lake
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Loyalville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Loyalville is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyalville
- Rittenhouse
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Rittenhouse is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rittenhouse
- Lake
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lake is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake
- Pikes Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pikes Creek is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikes Creek
- Clarks View
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Clarks View is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks View
- Pleasant Valley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Valley is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
- Kunkle
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Kunkle is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kunkle
- Meeker
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Meeker is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meeker
- Lycoming County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Branch, with the one closest to South Branch listed first.
- Chemung
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Chemung is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chemung
- Ellenton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Ellenton is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellenton
- Proctor
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Proctor is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proctor
- Beaver Lake
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Beaver Lake is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Lake
- Lungerville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Lungerville is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lungerville
- Wallis Run
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Wallis Run is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallis Run
- Biggerstown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Biggerstown is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biggerstown
- Richarts Grove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Richarts Grove is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richarts Grove
- Unityville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Ralston
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Ralston is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ralston
- Lairdsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Lairdsville is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lairdsville
- Sullivan County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Branch, with the one closest to South Branch listed first.
- Dushore
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Shinerville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Shinerville is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shinerville
- Bernice
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Bernice is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernice
- Millview
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Millview is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millview
- Forksville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lincoln Falls
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lincoln Falls is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Falls
- Laporte
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Piatt
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Piatt is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piatt
- Eagles Mere
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Long Brook
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Long Brook is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Brook
- Hillsgrove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Sonestown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Ogdonia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ogdonia is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogdonia
- Susquehanna County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Branch, with the one closest to South Branch listed first.
- Rushville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Rushville is located in Susquehanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushville
- Auburn Four Corners
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Auburn Four Corners is located in Susquehanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn Four Corners
- Elk Lake
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Elk Lake is located in Susquehanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Lake
- Springville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Tyler
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Tyler is located in Susquehanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyler
- Fairdale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Fairdale is located in Susquehanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairdale
- Friendsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Little Meadows
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Forest Lake
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Forest Lake is located in Susquehanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Lake
- South Montrose
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Tioga County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Branch, with the one closest to South Branch listed first.
- Gleason
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Gleason is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gleason
- Fallbrook ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Fallbrook is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fallbrook
- Ogdensburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Ogdensburg is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogdensburg
- Mainesburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Mainesburg is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mainesburg
- Morris Run
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Morris Run is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris Run
- Roseville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Roseville is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 184 people
- Wyoming County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Branch, with the one closest to South Branch listed first.
- Stowell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Stowell is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stowell
- Laceyville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Skinners Eddy
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Skinners Eddy is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skinners Eddy
- Jenningsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Jenningsville is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenningsville
- Forkston
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Forkston is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forkston
- Mehoopany Station
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Mehoopany Station is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mehoopany Station
- Meshoppen
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Vosburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Vosburg is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vosburg
- Lemon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Lemon is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemon
- Evans Falls
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Evans Falls is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Falls
- Noxen
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Avery
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Avery is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avery
- Jenks
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jenks is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenks
- Chemung County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from South Branch, with the one closest to South Branch listed first.
- Chemung
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Wellsburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Owens Mills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Owens Mills is located in Chemung County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owens Mills
- Tioga County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from South Branch, with the one closest to South Branch listed first.
- Waverly
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- East Nichols
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- East Nichols is located in Tioga County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Nichols
- Hoopers Valley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Hoopers Valley is located in Tioga County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoopers Valley
- Nichols
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Smithboro
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Barton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Lounsberry
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Lounsberry is located in Tioga County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lounsberry
- South Owego
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- South Owego is located in Tioga County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Owego
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to South Branch, see our County-by-County Page for South Branch.
Cemeteries Near South Branch ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of South Branch.
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 South Branch - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for South Branch covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from South Branch, with the one closest to South Branch listed first.
- Kellogg Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Mt. Tabor Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Cole Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Pioneer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Pioneer Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the east of Overton.
- Powell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- St.s Phillip & James Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Warburton Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Homet Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Riverside Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Fairview Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Fairview Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the south of Dushore.
- The Fairview Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bahr's Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #44827 <2>
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Continue List (169 more) ...
- Bradford County Memorial Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Gustin Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hornbrook Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
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 in 1895, South Branch had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from South Branch, with the one closest to South Branch listed first.
- Evergreen
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Evergreen is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
- New Albany
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Marshview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Marshview is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshview
- Monroe
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Monroe is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 511 people
- Monroeton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Weston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Weston is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
- Laddsburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Laddsburg is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laddsburg
- New Era
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- New Era is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Era
- Rienze
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Rienze is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rienze
- Powell
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Powell is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell
- Overton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Overton is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overton
- Durell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Durell is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durell
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Franklindale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Franklindale is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklindale
- Long Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Long Valley is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Valley
- Towanda
(7 miles [11.3 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 South Branch. See our List of 1890's Communities around South Branch.
Newspapers Published in South Branch ...
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 81 newspapers that have been published in the area around South Branch.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of South Branch, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for South Branch.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 South Branch:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Bradford County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Columbia County
- Luzerne County
- Lycoming County
- Sullivan County
- Susquehanna County
- Tioga County
- Wyoming County
- Chemung County
- Tioga 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- South Branch) 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 South Branch, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |