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 Stevenson (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 Stevenson. 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 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.
Stevenson 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 Stevenson. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Stevenson:
- Bradford County (The home county of Stevenson)
- The following are listed by their distance from Stevenson, with the one closest to Stevenson listed first.
- Evergreen
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Evergreen is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
- New Albany
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Laddsburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Laddsburg is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laddsburg
- New Era
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- New Era is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Era
- Marshview
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Marshview is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshview
- Overton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Overton is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overton
- Wilmot
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Wilmot is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmot
- Monroe
(6 miles [9.7 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
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Uhdey
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Uhdey is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uhdey
- 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
- Long Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Long Valley is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Valley
- Columbia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stevenson, with the one closest to Stevenson listed first.
- Jamison City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Jamison City is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamison City
- Waller
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Waller is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waller
- Benton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Jackson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Jackson is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
- Coles Mill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Coles Mill is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coles Mill
- Luzerne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stevenson, with the one closest to Stevenson listed first.
- Ricketts ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ricketts is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ricketts
- Red Rock
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Red Rock is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Rock
- Mossville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Mossville is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mossville
- Fairmount Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Fairmount Springs is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount Springs
- Loyalville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Loyalville is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyalville
- Harveys Lake
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lake
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lake is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake
- Rittenhouse
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rittenhouse is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rittenhouse
- Clarks View
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Clarks View is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks View
- Kunkle
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Kunkle is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kunkle
- Meeker
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Meeker is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meeker
- Pikes Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pikes Creek is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikes Creek
- Lycoming County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stevenson, with the one closest to Stevenson listed first.
- Ellenton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Ellenton is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellenton
- Chemung
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Chemung is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chemung
- Proctor
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Proctor is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proctor
- Beaver Lake
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Beaver Lake is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Lake
- Lungerville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Lungerville is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lungerville
- Richarts Grove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Richarts Grove is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richarts Grove
- Biggerstown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Biggerstown is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biggerstown
- 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
- Unityville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Lairdsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Lairdsville is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lairdsville
- Ralston
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Ralston is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ralston
- Sullivan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stevenson, with the one closest to Stevenson listed first.
- Dushore
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Shinerville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Shinerville is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shinerville
- Bernice
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Bernice is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernice
- Millview
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Millview is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millview
- Forksville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lincoln Falls
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lincoln Falls is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Falls
- Laporte
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Piatt
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Piatt is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piatt
- Eagles Mere
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Long Brook
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Long Brook is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Brook
- Hillsgrove
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Sonestown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Susquehanna County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stevenson, with the one closest to Stevenson 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
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Little Meadows
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Forest Lake
(30 miles [48.3 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 northeast)
- Tioga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stevenson, with the one closest to Stevenson listed first.
- Gleason
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Gleason is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gleason
- Ogdensburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Ogdensburg is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogdensburg
- Fallbrook ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Fallbrook is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fallbrook
- Morris Run
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Morris Run is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris Run
- Wyoming County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stevenson, with the one closest to Stevenson listed first.
- Stowell
(12 miles [19.3 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
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Skinners Eddy is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skinners Eddy
- Jenningsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Jenningsville is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenningsville
- Forkston
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Forkston is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forkston
- Mehoopany Station
(19 miles [30.6 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
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Vosburg is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vosburg
- Noxen
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Evans Falls
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Evans Falls is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Falls
- Avery
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Avery is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avery
- Jenks
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Jenks is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenks
- Chemung County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Stevenson, with the one closest to Stevenson listed first.
- Chemung
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Wellsburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Tioga County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Stevenson, with the one closest to Stevenson listed first.
- East Nichols
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- East Nichols is located in Tioga County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Nichols
- Hoopers Valley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Hoopers Valley is located in Tioga County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoopers Valley
- Nichols
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Waverly
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Smithboro
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Barton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- South Owego
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- South Owego is located in Tioga County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Owego
- Lounsberry
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Lounsberry is located in Tioga County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lounsberry
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Stevenson, see our County-by-County Page for Stevenson.
Cemeteries Near Stevenson ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Stevenson.
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 Stevenson - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Stevenson covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Stevenson, with the one closest to Stevenson listed first.
- Mt. Tabor Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Kellogg Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Pioneer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 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<2> to the east of Overton.
- St.s Phillip & James Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Warburton Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cole Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Fairview Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 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<2> to the south of Dushore.
- The Fairview Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bahr's Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #44827 <3>
- Powell Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Homet Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Millview Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Riverside Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Continue List (174 more) ...
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Bradford County Memorial Park
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lacey Street Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 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.<4>
While we didn't find Stevenson in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Stevenson.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Stevenson, with the one closest to Stevenson listed first.
- New Albany
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- South Branch
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- South Branch is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Branch
- Evergreen
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Evergreen is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
- Laddsburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Laddsburg is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laddsburg
- New Era
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- New Era is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Era
- Marshview
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Marshview is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshview
- Overton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Overton is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overton
- Rienze
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Rienze is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rienze
- Weston
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Weston is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
- Monroe
(6 miles [9.7 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
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Cumiskey
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cumiskey is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumiskey
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Wilmot
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Wilmot is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmot
- Powell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Powell is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell
- Dushore
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Stevenson. See our List of 1890's Communities around Stevenson.
Newspapers Published in Stevenson ...
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 69 newspapers that have been published in the area around Stevenson.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Stevenson, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Stevenson.
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 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 Stevenson:
- 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> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Stevenson) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Stevenson, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |