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 Sterling Run (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 Sterling Run. 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 southwest 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 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 west 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.
Sterling Run 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 Sterling Run. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Sterling Run:
- Cameron County (The home county of Sterling Run)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sterling Run, with the one closest to Sterling Run listed first.
- Cameron
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cameron is located in Cameron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron
- Huntley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Huntley is located in Cameron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntley
- Mix Run
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Mix Run is located in Cameron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mix Run
- Emporium
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Weber City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Weber City is located in Cameron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weber City
- Driftwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wyside
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Wyside is located in Cameron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyside
- Beechwood
(10 miles [16.1 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 Sterling Run, with the one closest to Sterling Run listed first.
- Pine Glen
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Pine Glen is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Glen
- Moshannon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Moshannon is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moshannon
- Clarence
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pancake
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pancake is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pancake
- Poorman Side
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Poorman Side is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poorman Side
- Snow Shoe
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Clearfield County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sterling Run, with the one closest to Sterling Run listed first.
- Pottersdale
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Pottersdale is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottersdale
- Tyler
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Tyler is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyler
- Keewaydin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Keewaydin is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keewaydin
- Shiloh
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Shiloh is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Winterburn
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Winterburn is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterburn
- Mount Joy
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Joy is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Joy
- Plymptonville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Plymptonville is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymptonville
- Barrett
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Barrett is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrett
- Kylertown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Woodland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Clearfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Clinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sterling Run, with the one closest to Sterling Run listed first.
- Hammersley Fork
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Hammersley Fork is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammersley Fork
- Bitumen
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Bitumen is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bitumen
- Cooks Run
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Cooks Run is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Run
- Keating
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Keating is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keating
- Westport
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Renovo
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- South Renovo
(24 miles [38.6 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
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Farwell is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farwell
- North Bend
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Elk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sterling Run, with the one closest to Sterling Run listed first.
- Dents Run
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Dents Run is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dents Run
- Grant
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Grant is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant
- Benezette
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Caledonia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Caledonia is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
- Byrnedale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Marys
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Scattertown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Scattertown is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scattertown
- Dagus Mines
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Dagus Mines is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dagus Mines
- Instanter
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Instanter is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Instanter
- Kylers Corners
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Kylers Corners is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kylers Corners
- Streights
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Streights is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Streights
- 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
- McKean County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sterling Run, with the one closest to Sterling Run listed first.
- Gardeau
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Gardeau is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardeau
- Clermont
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Clermont is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clermont
- Crosby
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Crosby is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crosby
- Port Allegany
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Hutchins
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hutchins is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutchins
- Smethport
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Freeman
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Freeman is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman
- Potter County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sterling Run, with the one closest to Sterling Run listed first.
- Austin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Inez
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Inez is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inez
- Ayers Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Ayers Hill is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayers Hill
- Roulette
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Coudersport
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Sweden Valley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sweden Valley is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweden Valley
- Williston
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Williston is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williston
- 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
- Hebron
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Hebron is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Sterling Run, see our County-by-County Page for Sterling Run.
Cemeteries Near Sterling Run ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sterling Run.
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 Sterling Run - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Sterling Run covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Sterling Run, with the one closest to Sterling Run listed first.
- Pine St. Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Mason Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Wyle Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hicks Run Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Grove Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mix Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- St. Marks Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Newton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Miller Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Gilmore Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Johnson Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Smith Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Continue List (79 more) ...
- Wharton Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rich Valley Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Summerson Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Sterling Run had a population of 430 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Sterling Run, with the one closest to Sterling Run listed first.
- Cameron
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cameron is located in Cameron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron
- Huntley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Huntley is located in Cameron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntley
- Dents Run
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Dents Run is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dents Run
- Mix Run
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Mix Run is located in Cameron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mix Run
- Emporium
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Driftwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Grant
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Grant is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant
- First Fork
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- First Fork is located in Cameron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for First Fork
- Wyside
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Wyside is located in Cameron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyside
- Truman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Truman is located in Cameron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truman
- Beechwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Beechwood is located in Cameron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechwood
- Benezette
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Wharton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Wharton is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wharton
- Sizerville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Sizerville is located in Cameron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sizerville
- Rathbun
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Rathbun is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rathbun
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Sterling Run. See our List of 1890's Communities around Sterling Run.
Newspapers Published in Sterling Run ...
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 30 newspapers that have been published in the area around Sterling Run.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Sterling Run, 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 Sterling Run.
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 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 Sterling Run:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Cameron County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Centre County
- Clearfield County
- Clinton County
- Elk County
- McKean County
- Potter 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 Sterling Run, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Sterling Run) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |