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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 South Montrose (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 Montrose. 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 Montrose ...

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 have occurred.

For example, a typical abbreviation for South Montrose: S. Montrose

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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors 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.

South Montrose is located in Susquehanna County.

To see how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Susquehanna County: Broome (NY), Tioga (NY), Bradford, Lackawanna, Wayne & Wyoming.

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

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

Cemeteries Near South Montrose ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of South Montrose.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

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

  • South Montrose Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • McKeeby Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Rosengrants Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rosengrants Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rosengrants Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Montrose Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Holy Name of Mary Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holy Name of Mary Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holy Name of Mary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Newton Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Newton Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Newton Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Fair Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fair Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fair Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Prospect Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Prospect Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Prospect Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Tyler Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tyler Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tyler Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Williams Pond Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Williams Pond Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Williams Pond Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • North Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the North Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • East Rush Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Rush Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the East Rush Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Rush Center Memorial Park
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rush Center Memorial Park
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rush Center Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • County Home Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the County Home Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the County Home Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Quick Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Quick Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Quick Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that South Montrose had a population of 126 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.

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

  • Montrose
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montrose have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
    • Montrose is located in Susquehanna County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,464 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montrose <2>
  • Dimock
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dimock have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dimock
    • Dimock is located in Susquehanna County
  • Fairdale
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fairdale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairdale
    • Fairdale is located in Susquehanna County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Fairdale
    • From South Montrose to Fairdale
  • Elk Lake
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Tyler
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tyler. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyler
    • Tyler is located in Susquehanna County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Tyler
    • From South Montrose to Tyler
  • Brooklyn
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brooklyn have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
    • Brooklyn is located in Susquehanna County
  • East Rush
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Rush have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Rush
    • East Rush is located in Susquehanna County
  • Alford
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Heart Lake
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Forest Lake
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Auburn Four Corners
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Springville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springville
    • Springville is located in Susquehanna County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Springville <2>
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    • Kingsley
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kingsley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsley
      • Kingsley is located in Susquehanna County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kingsley <2>
    • Birchardville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Birchardville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birchardville
      • Birchardville is located in Susquehanna County
    • Oakley
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakley
      • Oakley is located in Susquehanna County

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

Newspapers Published in South Montrose ...

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 83 newspapers that have been published in the area around South Montrose.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of South Montrose, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for South Montrose.

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 websites either 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 Montrose:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for South Montrose. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Susquehanna County: www.susquehanna.pa.us/

The official website for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>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.
<5>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 Montrose, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>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- South Montrose) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in South Montrose. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.7972, Longitude: -75.8913    









 

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