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 Stony Fork (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 Stony Fork. 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 Stony Fork ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Stony Fork: Stony Frk.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Stony Fork. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Stony Fork.
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 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.
Stony Fork is located in Tioga 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 Tioga County: Chemung (NY), Steuben (NY), Bradford, Lycoming & Potter.
Below are the counties that are near Stony Fork. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Stony Fork:
- Tioga County (The home county of Stony Fork)
- The following are listed by their distance from Stony Fork, with the one closest to Stony Fork listed first.
- Balsam
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Balsam is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balsam
- Thumptown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Thumptown is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thumptown
- Antrim
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Antrim is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antrim
- Pine
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pine is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine
- Brownlee
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Brownlee is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownlee
- Wellsboro
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ansonia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hoytville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hoytville is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoytville
- Morris
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Asaph
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Asaph is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asaph
- Marsh Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Marsh Creek is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marsh Creek
- Charleston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Charleston is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
- Blackwell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Blackwell is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwell
- Bradford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stony Fork, with the one closest to Stony Fork listed first.
- Canton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Covert
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Covert is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covert
- Sylvania
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Sylvania is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvania
- Population from the 2020 Census: 209 people
- Alba
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Alba is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alba
- Population from the 2020 Census: 147 people
- Minnequa
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Minnequa is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnequa
- Austinville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Austinville is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austinville
- Columbia Cross Roads
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Columbia Cross Roads is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia Cross Roads
- Troy
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Windfall
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Windfall is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windfall
- Coryland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Coryland is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coryland
- Clinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stony Fork, with the one closest to Stony Fork listed first.
- North Bend
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Farwell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Farwell is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farwell
- Lycoming County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stony Fork, with the one closest to Stony Fork listed first.
- Lorenton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lorenton is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorenton
- Oregon Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Oregon Hill is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oregon Hill
- Hilborn
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hilborn is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilborn
- Carsontown
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Carsontown is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carsontown
- White Pine
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- White Pine is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Pine
- Brookside
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Brookside is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookside
- Jersey Mills
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- English Mills
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- English Mills is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Mills
- Ralston
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Ralston is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ralston
- Ramsey
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Ramsey is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsey
- Chemung
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Chemung is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chemung
- Hughesville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Picture Rocks
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Picture Rocks is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Picture Rocks
- Population from the 2020 Census: 643 people
- Potter County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stony Fork, with the one closest to Stony Fork listed first.
- Galeton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Sunderlinville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sunderlinville is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunderlinville
- Hector
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Hector is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hector
- New Bergen ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- New Bergen is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bergen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 818 people
- Elmer
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Elmer is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmer
- Harrison Valley
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Harrison Valley is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison Valley
- Brookland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Brookland is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookland
- North Fork
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- North Fork is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Fork
- Ulysses
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Newfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Newfield is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newfield
- Gold
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Gold is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold
- North Bingham
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- North Bingham is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bingham
- West Bingham
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- West Bingham is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bingham
- Steuben County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Stony Fork, with the one closest to Stony Fork listed first.
- South Troupsburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- South Troupsburg is located in Steuben County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Troupsburg
- Van Vleet
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Van Vleet is located in Steuben County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Vleet
- Troupsburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Lindley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Woodhull
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Addison
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Presho
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Presho is located in Steuben County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Presho
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Stony Fork, see our County-by-County Page for Stony Fork.
Cemeteries Near Stony Fork ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Stony Fork.
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 Stony Fork - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Stony Fork covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Stony Fork, with the one closest to Stony Fork listed first.
- Stony Fork / Butler Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Butler Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- West Branch Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Antrim Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Shumway Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Academy Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Wellsboro Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ansonia Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lewis Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Welsh Settlement Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Tioga County Memorial Gardens
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Dartt Settlement Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (126 more) ...
- Brookside Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Niles Valley Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Nolton Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
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 Stony Fork had a population of 118 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Stony Fork, with the one closest to Stony Fork listed first.
- Draper
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Draper is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draper
- Balsam
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Balsam is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balsam
- Kennedy
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Kennedy is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy
- Tiadaghton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Tiadaghton is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiadaghton
- Pine
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pine is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine
- Antrim
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Antrim is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antrim
- Brownlee
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Brownlee is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownlee
- Hoytville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hoytville is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoytville
- Morris
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Roundtop
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Roundtop is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roundtop
- Wellsboro
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ansonia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Marsh Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Marsh Creek is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marsh Creek
- Asaph
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Asaph is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asaph
- Stokesdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Stokesdale is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stokesdale
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Stony Fork. See our List of 1890's Communities around Stony Fork.
Newspapers Published in Stony Fork ...
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 67 newspapers that have been published in the area around Stony Fork.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Stony Fork, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Stony Fork.
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 Stony Fork:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Tioga County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bradford County
- Clinton County
- Lycoming County
- Potter County
- Steuben 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Stony Fork) 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 Stony Fork, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |