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 Renovo (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 Renovo. 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 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 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.
South Renovo is located in Clinton 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 Clinton County: Cameron, Centre, Clearfield, Lycoming, Potter & Union.
Below are the counties that are near South Renovo. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to South Renovo:
- Clinton County (The home county of South Renovo)
- The following are listed by their distance from South Renovo, with the one closest to South Renovo listed first.
- Renovo
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Farwell
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Farwell is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farwell
- North Bend
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Westport
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Cooks Run
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cooks Run is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Run
- Bitumen
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Bitumen is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bitumen
- Keating
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Keating is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keating
- Hammersley Fork
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hammersley Fork is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammersley Fork
- Farrandsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Farrandsville is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farrandsville
- Beech Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Flemington
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Flemington is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flemington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,312 people
- Swissdale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Swissdale is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swissdale
- Cameron County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Renovo, with the one closest to South Renovo listed first.
- Wyside
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Wyside is located in Cameron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyside
- Driftwood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Huntley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Huntley is located in Cameron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntley
- Mix Run
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Mix Run is located in Cameron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mix Run
- Cameron
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Cameron is located in Cameron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron
- Emporium
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Weber City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Weber City is located in Cameron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weber City
- Centre County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Renovo, with the one closest to South Renovo listed first.
- Monument
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Monument is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monument
- Romola
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Romola is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romola
- Blanchard
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Blanchard is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanchard
- Poorman Side
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Poorman Side is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poorman Side
- Clarence
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pancake
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pancake is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pancake
- Howard
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Jacksonville
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Jacksonville is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
- Pine Glen
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Glen is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Glen
- Snow Shoe
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Curtin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Curtin is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtin
- Moshannon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Moshannon is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moshannon
- Clearfield County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Renovo, with the one closest to South Renovo listed first.
- Pottersdale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Pottersdale is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottersdale
- Keewaydin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Keewaydin is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keewaydin
- Elk County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Renovo, with the one closest to South Renovo listed first.
- Dents Run
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Dents Run is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dents Run
- Grant
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Grant is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant
- Lycoming County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Renovo, with the one closest to South Renovo listed first.
- Hilborn
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hilborn is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilborn
- Jersey Mills
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- English Mills
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- English Mills is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Mills
- Ramsey
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Ramsey is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsey
- Carsontown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Carsontown is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carsontown
- Brookside
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Brookside is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookside
- Jersey Shore
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Salladasburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Salladasburg is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salladasburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 223 people
- Oregon Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Oregon Hill is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oregon Hill
- White Pine
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- White Pine is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Pine
- Antes Fort
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Antes Fort is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antes Fort
- Lorenton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lorenton is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorenton
- Potter County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Renovo, with the one closest to South Renovo listed first.
- New Bergen ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- New Bergen is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bergen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 818 people
- Austin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Galeton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Ayers Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ayers Hill is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayers Hill
- Tioga County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Renovo, with the one closest to South Renovo listed first.
- Blackwell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Blackwell is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwell
- Pine
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pine is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine
- Hoytville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hoytville is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoytville
- Morris
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Manhattan
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Manhattan is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manhattan
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to South Renovo, see our County-by-County Page for South Renovo.
Cemeteries Near South Renovo ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of South Renovo.
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 Renovo - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for South Renovo covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from South Renovo, with the one closest to South Renovo listed first.
- Fairview Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Shintown Methodist Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Robbins Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Noyes Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- New Maple Grove Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- McCoy Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Summerson Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Laurel Hill Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Nelson Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Smith Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Continue List (73 more) ...
- Bluestone Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Miller Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Lucas Cemetery
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
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 South Renovo in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of South Renovo.
These communities are listed based on their distance from South Renovo, with the one closest to South Renovo listed first.
- Renovo
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- North Bend
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Shintown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Shintown is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shintown
- Westport
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Hyner
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Hyner is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyner
- Bitumen
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Bitumen is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bitumen
- Cooks Run
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cooks Run is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Run
- Ritchie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Ritchie is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ritchie
- Glen Union
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Glen Union is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Union
- Whetham
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Whetham is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whetham
- Keating
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Keating is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keating
- Cross Fork
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Ferney
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ferney is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferney
- Hammersley Fork
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hammersley Fork is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammersley Fork
- Haneyville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Haneyville is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haneyville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around South Renovo. See our List of 1890's Communities around South Renovo.
Newspapers Published in South Renovo ...
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 46 newspapers that have been published in the area around South Renovo.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of South Renovo, 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 South Renovo.
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 South Renovo:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Clinton County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cameron County
- Centre County
- Clearfield County
- Elk County
- Lycoming County
- Potter 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> | 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 Renovo, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- South Renovo) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |